hoary has definitions from the field of biology
1
[ adjective ] ancient

Synonyms

rusty

Examples

"hoary jokes"

Related terms

old

2
[ adjective ] showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair

Examples

"whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge "nodded his hoary head"

Related terms

old

3
[ adjective ] showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair

Examples

"whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge "nodded his hoary head"

Related terms

old

4
[ adjective ] (biology) covered with fine whitish hairs or down

Synonyms

canescent

Related terms

biology hairy

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