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hoary definition
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Grep of noun hoary hoary alison hoary alyssum hoary golden bush hoary marmot hoary pea hoary plantain hoary puccoon hoary willow Overview of adj hoary The adj hoary has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. gray, grey, gray-haired, grey-haired, gray-headed, grey-headed, hoar, hoary, white-haired -- (showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head") 2. hoary, rusty -- (ancient; "hoary jokes") 3. canescent, hoary -- ((biology) covered with fine whitish hairs or down) Antonyms of adj hoary 3 senses of hoary Sense 1 gray, grey, gray-haired, grey-haired, gray-headed, grey-headed, hoar, hoary, white-haired INDIRECT (VIA old) -> young, immature Sense 2 hoary, rusty INDIRECT (VIA old) -> new Sense 3 canescent, hoary INDIRECT (VIA hairy) -> hairless Similarity of adj hoary 3 senses of hoary Sense 1 gray, grey, gray-haired, grey-haired, gray-headed, grey-headed, hoar, hoary, white-haired => old (vs. young) Sense 2 hoary, rusty => old (vs. new) Sense 3 canescent, hoary => hairy (vs. hairless), hirsute Attributes of adj hoary Familiarity of adj hoary hoary used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj hoary hoary Overview of adj hoary The adj hoary has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. gray, grey, gray-haired, grey-haired, gray-headed, grey-headed, hoar, hoary, white-haired -- (showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head") 2. hoary, rusty -- (ancient; "hoary jokes") 3. canescent, hoary -- ((biology) covered with fine whitish hairs or down)
hoary definition
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