grizzly

[griz-lee]

adjective

grizzlier, grizzliest 

1. somewhat gray; grayish.

2. having hair that is gray; gray-haired.

noun

plural

grizzlies 

1. grizzly bear.

2. a device for screening ore, consisting of a row of iron or steel bars.

grizzly

/ ˈɡrɪzlɪ /

adjective

1. somewhat grey; grizzled

noun

1. See grizzly bear

Usage

Grizzly is sometimes wrongly used where grisly is meant: a grisly (not grizzly ) murder

Word History and Origins

Origin of grizzly¹

First recorded in 1585–95; grizzle ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Draganov treats him like a grizzly bear, hissing “Don’t move!” to an underling when Korpi makes eye contact with their car.

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Within a few weeks, her collar showed she had traveled 90 miles, a grizzly commute across four freeways and into the Santa Monica Mountains above Malibu where bears had rarely been seen.

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Take the previously mentioned grizzly, California’s most well-known animal.

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When the pair reached a small town that afternoon, his wife started screaming, and Ramsdell thought she spotted a grizzly bear.

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A hiker who was attacked by a bear — probably a grizzly — in Yellowstone National Park this week has been released from the hospital.

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