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Word of the Day 06/05/23 Hoary
Hoary (adjective)
hoary [ hawr-ee, hohr-ee ]
adjective, hoar·i·er, hoar·i·est.
1. gray or white with age: an old dog with a hoary muzzle.
2. ancient or venerable: hoary myths.
3. tedious from familiarity; stale: Please don't tell that hoary joke at dinner again tonight.
OTHER WORDS FROM HOARY
hoar·i·ly, adverb
hoar·i·ness, noun
un·hoar·y, adjective
WORDS RELATED TO HOARY
age-old, antiquated, timeworn, aged, antique, elderly, old, old-fashioned, oldie, out-of-date, relic, rusty, venerable, frosty, graying, salt and pepper, silvery, white-haired, whitish
See synonyms for: hoary / hoariness on Thesaurus.com
OTHER WORDS FOR HOARY
1. grizzled, grizzly; hoar.
2. old, dated, aged; revered, venerated.
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1520–30; hoar + -y
HOW TO USE HOARY IN A SENTENCE
Colleagues say Schumer’s hoary bromides and constant solicitousness mask a fierce intelligence–one smart enough to know that people prefer feeling like they’re being heard to feeling like they’re being led.
THE GREAT KIBITZER: HOW CHUCK SCHUMER GOT THE SENATE MOVING AGAIN|MOLLY BALL|SEPTEMBER 2, 2021|TIME
“Canary in the coal mine” has become a hoary environmental saw.
TWILIGHT OF THE NAUTILUS - ISSUE 104: HARMONY|PETER WARD|AUGUST 11, 2021|NAUTILUS
I tried to avoid famously hoary puns like “Tequila Mockingbird” or “My Corona,” though I didn’t insist that some joke had never been made before by anyone ever.
STYLE CONVERSATIONAL WEEK 1426: HEAD GAMES|PAT MYERS|MARCH 4, 2021|WASHINGTON POST
This is just one of those cases when the hoary cliché is true.
OBAMA’S FIGHTING WORDS|MICHAEL TOMASKY|SEPTEMBER 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
hoary [ hawr-ee, hohr-ee ]
adjective, hoar·i·er, hoar·i·est.
1. gray or white with age: an old dog with a hoary muzzle.
2. ancient or venerable: hoary myths.
3. tedious from familiarity; stale: Please don't tell that hoary joke at dinner again tonight.
OTHER WORDS FROM HOARY
hoar·i·ly, adverb
hoar·i·ness, noun
un·hoar·y, adjective
WORDS RELATED TO HOARY
age-old, antiquated, timeworn, aged, antique, elderly, old, old-fashioned, oldie, out-of-date, relic, rusty, venerable, frosty, graying, salt and pepper, silvery, white-haired, whitish
See synonyms for: hoary / hoariness on Thesaurus.com
OTHER WORDS FOR HOARY
1. grizzled, grizzly; hoar.
2. old, dated, aged; revered, venerated.
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1520–30; hoar + -y
HOW TO USE HOARY IN A SENTENCE
Colleagues say Schumer’s hoary bromides and constant solicitousness mask a fierce intelligence–one smart enough to know that people prefer feeling like they’re being heard to feeling like they’re being led.
THE GREAT KIBITZER: HOW CHUCK SCHUMER GOT THE SENATE MOVING AGAIN|MOLLY BALL|SEPTEMBER 2, 2021|TIME
“Canary in the coal mine” has become a hoary environmental saw.
TWILIGHT OF THE NAUTILUS - ISSUE 104: HARMONY|PETER WARD|AUGUST 11, 2021|NAUTILUS
I tried to avoid famously hoary puns like “Tequila Mockingbird” or “My Corona,” though I didn’t insist that some joke had never been made before by anyone ever.
STYLE CONVERSATIONAL WEEK 1426: HEAD GAMES|PAT MYERS|MARCH 4, 2021|WASHINGTON POST
This is just one of those cases when the hoary cliché is true.
OBAMA’S FIGHTING WORDS|MICHAEL TOMASKY|SEPTEMBER 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.