hoary

hoar·y  (hôr, hr)

adj. hoar·i·er, hoar·i·est

1. Gray or white with or as if with age.

2. Covered with grayish hair or pubescence: hoary leaves.

3. So old as to inspire veneration; ancient.

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hoari·ly adv.

hoari·ness n.

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hoary

Adjective

[hoarier, hoariest]

1. having grey or white hair

2. very old: a hoary old problem

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	hoary - showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head" grey-haired, grey-headed, grizzly, hoar, white-haired, gray-haired, gray-headed, grey, gray old - (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; "his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?"
	2.	hoary - ancient; "hoary jokes" rusty old - of long duration; not new; "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money"
	3.	hoary - covered with fine whitish hairs or down canescent biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms haired, hairy, hirsute - having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar"

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hoary

adjective 1. old, aged, ancient, antique, venerable, antiquated

adjective 2. white-haired, white, grey, silvery, frosty, grey-haired, grizzled, hoar