hoary

Adjective
  1. Showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair (synset 301650120)
    "whose beard with age is hoar"; "nodded his hoary head"
    similar to: old - (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
    same as: gray, gray-haired, gray-headed, grey, grey-haired, grey-headed, grizzly, hoar, white-haired
  2. Ancient (synset 301644033)
    "hoary jokes"
    similar to: old - of long duration; not new
    same as: rusty
  3. Covered with fine whitish hairs or down (synset 300214541)
    referred to in: biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
    similar to: haired, hairy, hirsute - having or covered with hair
    same as: canescent

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