Hoary Definition
hoary
adjective
- showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head"
- ancient; "hoary jokes"
- covered with fine whitish hairs or down
Words that rhyme with hoary
Usage tips for "hoary"
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