1. in a hoary manner; with a white or grayish appearance, as from age or frost
2. in a manner suggesting great age or antiquity; ancientness
Usage: often used to describe something old or time-worn

Examples

• The mountain peaks rose hoarily against the winter sky.
• The old castle stood hoarily on the hilltop, its stones weathered by centuries.
• Frost covered the grass hoarily in the early morning.
• The legend, hoarily told for generations, had lost much of its original detail.
• Snow fell hoarily across the frozen landscape.