1. most white or gray with age or frost
2. most ancient, old, or overused
Usage: often used of jokes, stories, or ideas

Examples

• The hoariest trees in the forest were covered with morning frost.
• He told the hoariest joke in his repertoire at the dinner party.
• The professor’s hoariest anecdotes had been repeated for decades.
• Even the hoariest traditions can sometimes be renewed with fresh meaning.
• She rolled her eyes at his hoariest pickup line.
• The hoariest peaks of the mountain range gleamed white in winter.