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Today's Word "hoary"

Ancient or extremely old on

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hoary \HOR-ee\ (adjective) - 1 : White or gray with age; as, "hoary hairs." 2 : Ancient; extremely old; remote in time past.

"While Jeff had considered the company nothing but a hoary artifact of days gone by, he was surprised to discover that they were a very progressive, albeit conservative, institution."

 

Hoary derives from Middle English hor, from Old English har, "gray; old (and gray-haired)."


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