hoary

== English == === Etymology === Possibly from Middle English *hori (suggested by horilocket (“hoary-locked, having hoary locks or curls”)), equivalent to hoar +‎ -y. Alternatively, Middle English horilocket may represent Middle English hor (“hoar, hoary”) + ilocket (“locked”) rather than hori (“hoary”) + locket (“locked”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /hɔː.ɹi/ (US) IPA(key): /hɔɹ.i/ Rhymes: -ɔːɹi Homophone: whorey === Adjective === hoary (comparative hoarier, superlative hoariest) White, whitish, or greyish-white. Synonyms: albescent, griseous, whity White or grey with age. Synonyms: grey-haired, grizzled, grizzly, silver-haired, white-haired; see also Thesaurus:elderly (zoology) Of a pale silvery grey. (botany) Covered with short, dense, greyish white hairs. Synonym: canescent (figurative) Old or old-fashioned; trite. (obsolete) Remote in time past. Synonyms: bygone, foregone (obsolete) Moldy; mossy; musty. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== hoar ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Yahor