HOARY


Meaning of HOARY in English

/ ˈhɔːri; NAmE / adjective [ usually before noun ]

1.

( old-fashioned ) very old and well known and therefore no longer interesting :

a hoary old joke

2.

( literary ) ( especially of hair ) grey or white because a person is old

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.