adj. 25B6; adjective
hoary cobwebs : GREYISH-WHITE, grey, white, silver, silvery; frosty; poetic/literary rimy.
a hoary ancient : GREY-HAIRED, white-haired, silver-haired, grizzled; elderly, aged, old, long in the tooth; informal getting on, over the hill.
a hoary old adage : TRITE, hackneyed, clichéd, banal, commonplace, predictable, overused, stale, time-worn, tired, unimaginative, unoriginal, uninspired; informal old hat, corny; N. Amer. informal cornball.
young, original.