grizzled
having gray or partly gray hair.
gray or partly gray.
Origin of grizzled
1Other words from grizzled
- un·griz·zled, adjective
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How to use grizzled in a sentence
He warned against counting the Red Sox out, the kind of thing a front-office executive says to a grizzled baseball city to head off frustration — even though grizzled baseball cities usually see right through that.
The surprising Red Sox, plucky and revamped, are rolling through the AL East | Chelsea Janes | April 22, 2021 | Washington PostNext day, DSK was perp-walking his way, haggard and grizzled, into infamy.
French Political Sex Movie About DSK Sets Cannes Aquiver | Tracy McNicoll | May 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs his grizzled snout suggests, Orlando is 11 years old, which translates to 77 in dog years.
Strangers Rally to Help Blind Man Keep His Guide Dog | Michael Daly | December 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd Ford delivers another impressive performance as the hard-ass, take-no-prisoners colonel; like a hardened, grizzled Han Solo.
Harrison Ford Discusses ‘Ender’s Game,’ Drone Warfare, Vietnam, and Playing A Badass President | Marlow Stern | October 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAn unlikely partnership between a grizzled detective and a highly evolved android proves particularly fruitful.
Fall-Winter TV Preview: Snap Judgments of 2013–14’s New Shows | Jace Lacob, Kevin Fallon | July 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Boyle by then was a grizzled veteran of amphibious landings, having witnessed four of them in the Mediterranean Theater.
The Story of the American Journalists Who Landed on D-Day | Timothy M. Gay | June 6, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe old man, grizzled, tanned and seamed, leant weakly against the parapet.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeHe went out by another door, almost as the grizzled sergeant came in and stood still, looking at the master of the homestead.
Winston of the Prairie | Harold BindlossA beard, narrow and grizzled and stained, rested on his lean front, or stirred gently in the breeze.
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton"I really think it was just the neatest thing that I ever did in that line," said the grizzled old Captain Gapsill.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run | Stanley R. MatthewsWiping his chin inexpertly with the back of a grizzled hand, he looked up and eyed his visitor interrogatively.
British Dictionary definitions for grizzled
/ (ˈɡrɪzəld) /
streaked or mixed with grey; grizzly; griseous
having grey or partly grey hair
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