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hoary

/hɔː.ɹi/ · adjective

Meaning

  1. White, whitish, or greyish-white.
  2. White or grey with age.
  3. Of a pale silvery grey.
  4. Covered with short, dense, greyish white hairs; canescent.
  5. Remote in time past.
  6. Moldy; mossy; musty.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

canescent(English)white-haired(English)hoar(English)grey-haired(English)gray-headed(English)gray-haired(English)grey-headed(English)gray(English)redpoll(English)marmot(English)cress(English)cinereous(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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