hoary
US
UK hoary adj: (greyish white)
SC 灰白的 huī bái de
SC 浅灰色的
The man's hoary hair was sticking out of his hat in every direction.
hoary adj: (person: old, white-haired)
SC 灰白头发的
SC 老的 lǎo de
The hoary man has owned this shop since I was just a child.
hoary, hoary old adj: figurative (saying: old, overused)
SC 古老的 gǔ lǎo de
SC 古旧的 gǔ lǎo de ，gǔ jiù de
I'm so tired of that hoary phrase; can't they think of something new?