[adjective] -ier, -iest literary - very old and familiar and therefore not interesting or amusing, or (literary) (of a person) very old and white- or grey-hairedHe told a few hoary old jokes and nobody laughed.He came up with some hoary old excuse about having to attend his grandmother's funeral.(literary) A hoary old butler slowly opened the creaking door.
HOARY
Meaning of HOARY in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012