| 单词 | hoary |
| 释义 | hoary (once / 2064 pages) adj Use the adjective hoary to describe something that is old and worn out — like the hoary jokes your great uncle Albert clings to. The word hoary can also be used to describe something that is white or gray with age. Santa is usually depicted with a hoary beard and hoary hair, although sometimes mall Santas have to fake this with wigs and artificial beards. Hoary can also mean covered with white down — "The hoary leaves felt like velvet to the touch." WORD FAMILYhoary: hoarier, hoariest, hoarily, hoariness+/hoariness: hoarinesses USAGE EXAMPLESThe plot also pivots on a few simply hoary devices, including more than one pregnancy reveal. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) The hoariest of the cliches about financial markets is that they hate uncertainty. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) FOR two centuries a hoary prophecy held that Thailand’s Chakri dynasty would produce no more than nine kings. Economist(Dec 01, 2016) 1adj showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair nodded his hoary head Syn gray, gray-haired, gray-headed, grey, grey-haired, grey-headed, grizzly, hoar, white-haired old (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age 2adj ancient hoary jokes Syn rusty old of long duration; not new 3adj covered with fine whitish hairs or down Syn canescent haired, hairy, hirsute having or covered with hair |
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