- hoarier
- hoar·y || 'hÉ”Ërɪ adj. gray; white; ancient, old
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
hoarier
Look at other dictionaries:
hoary — adjective (hoarier; est) Date: 1530 1. gray or white with or as if with age 2. extremely old ; ancient < hoary legends > • hoariness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
List of cities by time of continuous habitation — This is a list of present day cities by the time period over which they have been continuously inhabited. The age claims listed are generally disputed and may indeed be obsolete. Differences in opinion can result from different definitions of… … Wikipedia
hoary — hoarily, adv. hoariness, n. /hawr ee, hohr ee/, adj., hoarier, hoariest. 1. gray or white with age: an old dog with a hoary muzzle. 2. ancient or venerable: hoary myths. 3. tedious from familiarity; stale: Please don t tell that hoary joke at… … Universalium
hoary — adjective (hoarier, hoariest) 1》 greyish white. ↘having grey hair; aged. 2》 overused and trite. Derivatives hoarily adverb hoariness noun … English new terms dictionary
hoary — UK [ˈhɔːrɪ] / US [ˈhɔrɪ] adjective Word forms hoary : adjective hoary comparative hoarier superlative hoariest 1) a hoary joke has been told many times before and is no longer funny 2) literary a hoary person is old and has white hair … English dictionary
hoary — /ˈhɔri / (say hawree) adjective (hoarier, hoariest) 1. grey or white with age. 2. ancient or venerable. 3. grey or white. {hoar + y1} –hoariness, noun …
hoarily — hoary ► ADJECTIVE (hoarier, hoariest) 1) greyish white. 2) having grey hair; aged. 3) old and trite. DERIVATIVES hoarily adverb hoariness noun … English terms dictionary
hoariness — hoary ► ADJECTIVE (hoarier, hoariest) 1) greyish white. 2) having grey hair; aged. 3) old and trite. DERIVATIVES hoarily adverb hoariness noun … English terms dictionary
hoary — ► ADJECTIVE (hoarier, hoariest) 1) greyish white. 2) having grey hair; aged. 3) old and trite. DERIVATIVES hoarily adverb hoariness noun … English terms dictionary
hoary — [hôr′ēhed΄idhôr′ē] adj. hoarier, hoariest [ HOAR + Y2] 1. white, gray, or grayish white 2. having white or gray hair because very old: also hoary headed [hôr′ēhed΄id] 3. very old; ancient hoarily … English World dictionary
