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   hoary

   /ˈhɔːri/

   adjective

   • 1. greyish white: "hoary cobwebs" Similar greyish whitegreywhitesilversilveryfrost-coveredfrostyrimy
   • ▪ (of a person) old and having grey or white hair: "a hoary old fellow with a face of white stubble" Similar elderlyagedoldgetting onancientvenerablelong in the toothof an advanced ageadvanced in yearsgrey-hairedwhite-hairedsilver-hairedsilvery-hairedgrizzledgrizzlyinformal:past itover the hillrare:longevoussenescentOpposite young
   • ▪ used in names of animals and plants covered with whitish fur or short hairs, e.g. hoary bat, hoary cress.
   • 2. overused and unoriginal; trite: "the hoary old adage often used by Fleet Street editors" Similar tritehackneyedclichédbanalplatitudinousvapidordinarycommonplacecommonstockconventionalstereotypedpredictableoverusedoverdoneoverworkedstaleworn outtime-worntiredthreadbarehackunimaginativeunoriginalderivativeuninspiredprosaicroutinepedestrianrun-of-the-millinformal:old hatcornyhackyplayed outcornballdime-storerare:truisticbromidicOpposite original

   Derivatives

   • 1. hoarily adverb
   • 2. hoariness noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hoaryHoary Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of HOARY is no longer humorous, interesting, or meaningful due to repetition over time : hackneyed. How to use hoary in a sentence. Did you know?

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHOARY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   HOARY definition: 1. very old and familiar and therefore not interesting or funny: 2. (of a person) very old and…. Learn more.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › hoaryHOARY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Hoary definition: gray or white with age. See examples of HOARY used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHOARY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   HOARY meaning: 1. very old and familiar and therefore not interesting or funny: 2. (of a person) very old and…. Learn more.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › hoaryHoary - definition of hoary by The Free Dictionary

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   1. gray or white with age. 2. ancient or venerable: hoary myths. 3. tedious from familiarity; stale: a hoary joke.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHOARY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe a problem or subject as hoary, you mean that it is old and familiar. ...the hoary old myth that increased competition will drive up standards.

8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › hoaryhoary - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Jun 2, 2024 · White, whitish, or greyish -white. Synonyms: albescent, griseous, whity. White or grey with age . Synonyms: grey-haired, grizzled, grizzly, silver-haired, white-haired; see also Thesaurus: elderly. The old man bowed his hoary head in acquiescence. ( zoology) Of a pale silvery grey.