grizzled
Americanadjective
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having gray or partly gray hair.
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gray or partly gray.
adjective
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streaked or mixed with grey; grizzly; griseous
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having grey or partly grey hair
Other Word Forms
- ungrizzled adjective
Etymology
Origin of grizzled
Example Sentences
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It was a grizzled 20-something with experience playing against grown men.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026
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 • Feb. 21, 2026
Duvall often said his favorite role, however, was one he played in a 1989 TV mini-series -- the grizzled, wise-cracking Texas Ranger-turned-cowboy Augustus McCrae in "Lonesome Dove," based on the novel by Larry McMurtry.
From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026
Starring: Lucy Liu is unconvincing as a sort-of-superhero and Antonio Banderas is a grizzled ex-FBI agent.
From BBC • Aug. 9, 2025
A grizzled beard and yellow rain boots as he pulled up a net full of tuna or salmon or whatever.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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