Definition of Hoary
Hoary
hoar·y


Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
considerably old, for example having gray/white hair as an old person or overused as with ideas;

e.g. The store is run by a hoary old man. She told us a hoary tale that we had heard several times.

(adjective)
gray, white, or grayish-white in color, due or as if due to age;

e.g. The old barn was filled with hoary cobwebs.





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