hoary

 
Pronunciation: /ˈhɔːri/

adjective (hoarier, hoariest)

  • 1greyish white: hoary cobwebs
  • (of a person) old and having grey or white hair: young lasses imprisoned by hoary old husbands
  • [attributive] used in names of animals and plants covered with whitish fur or short hairs, e.g. hoary bat, hoary cress.
  • 2overused and unoriginal; trite: the hoary old adage often used by Fleet Street editors

Derivatives

hoarily

adverb

hoariness

noun