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What is the adjective for hoary?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb hoar which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

hoary
  1. White or gray with age.
  2. (zoology) Of a pale silvery gray.
  3. (botany) Covered with short, dense, grayish white hairs; canescent.
  4. (obsolete) Remote in time past.
  5. (obsolete) Moldy; mossy; musty.
  6. Old or old-fashioned.
  7. Synonyms:
      8. old, ancient, aged, venerable, antediluvian, antique, antiquated, elderly, immemorial, senescent, hoar, grizzled, dateless, timeworn, older, rusty, longevous, oldie, worn, relic, old-fashioned, grey-haired, long in the tooth, past it, over the hill, age-old, out-of-date, very old, getting on, advanced in years, worn-out, lot of mileage, white-haired, silver-haired, superannuated, archaic, decrepit, mature, obsolete, senior, as old as the hills, outmoded, doddering, grey, doddery, dated, gray, outdated, no spring chicken, not as young as one was … more
  8. Examples:
      9. “He stands to guide me to the door, then stops to point out a photo of himself looking somewhat starstruck and goofy-grinned beside four hoary men, his mayoral predecessors.”
      “The old man's hoary beard danced in the wind as he whispered ancient secrets.”
      “Can we just agree on that, and never see these hoary and overused devices again?”
hoar
  1. Of a white or greyish-white colour.
  2. (poetic) Hoarily bearded.
  3. (obsolete) Musty; mouldy; stale.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. old, ancient, aged, venerable, hoary, antediluvian, antique, immemorial, dateless, age-old, timeworn, antiquated, old-fashioned, very old, archaic, superannuated, rusty, oldie, creaky, out-of-date, long-standing, old as the hills, as old as the hills, elderly, senescent, outmoded, older, primeval, prehistoric, obsolete, grizzled, olden, longevous, decrepit, cobwebby, primaeval, traditional, worn, ancestral, mossy, anachronistic, passé, grey-haired, old-time, long in the tooth, past it, mouldy, over the hill, long-lived, clunky … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “The ancient castle stood on the hill, its hoar walls preserving the stories of a bygone era.”
hoared
  1. (obsolete) moldy; musty
hoarier
  1. comparative form of hoary: more hoary
  2. Synonyms:
      3. older, ancienter, antiquer, more aged, more venerable, more antediluvian, more antiquated, more senescent, more grizzled, more dateless, more timeworn, more rusty, more longevous, more worn, more old-fashioned, more out-of-date, more superannuated, more decrepit, more archaic, maturer, more senior, more obsolete, more outmoded, more doddery, greyer, grayer, more dated, more outdated, more moth-eaten, more primitive, creakier, cobwebbier, more prehistoric, more geriatric, more senile, more primeval, more aging, more unyoung, more tired, mossier, more outworn, more anachronistic, more traditional, more historic, more centenarian, mouldier, more primaeval, clunkier, moldier, more long-lived … more
hoariest
  1. superlative form of hoary: most hoary
  2. Synonyms:
      3. oldest, ancientest, antiquest, most aged, most venerable, most antediluvian, most antiquated, most senescent, most grizzled, most dateless, most timeworn, most rusty, most longevous, most worn, most old-fashioned, most out-of-date, most worn-out, most superannuated, most decrepit, most archaic, maturest, most senior, most obsolete, most outmoded, most doddery, greyest, grayest, most dated, most outdated, most moth-eaten, most primitive, creakiest, cobwebbiest, most prehistoric, most geriatric, most senile, most primeval, most aging, most unyoung, most tired, mossiest, most outworn, most anachronistic, most traditional, most historic, most centenarian, mouldiest, most primaeval, clunkiest, moldiest … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “In its God-like prime, The Simpsons attacked well-worn satirical fodder from unexpected angles, finding fresh laughs in the hoariest of subjects.”
hoaring
  1. present participle of hoar
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