grizzled

American  

[griz-uhld] / ˈgrɪz əld /

adjective

1. having gray or partly gray hair.

2. gray or partly gray.

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grizzled British  

/ ˈɡrɪzəld /

adjective

1. streaked or mixed with grey; grizzly; griseous

2. having grey or partly grey hair

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Other Word Forms

• ungrizzled adjective

Etymology

Origin of grizzled

1350–1400; Middle English. See grizzle ¹, -ed ³

Example Sentences

It was a grizzled 20-something with experience playing against grown men.

From The Wall Street Journal

Playing his third official round at Riviera Country Club, the 26-year-old from South Carolina navigated the renowned course like a grizzled veteran.

From Los Angeles Times

Robert Duvall was a distinguished and prolific screen actor who lent a brooding intensity and grizzled authority to seven decades of American film-making.

From BBC

A black-and-white photo from 1897 depicts six grizzled men seated behind a table for the Nobel committee’s first ever meeting.

From The Wall Street Journal

His run-haul set him on the way to being one of the great leaders of the modern era, but he already looked a grizzled leader when taking the reins at 22.

From BBC