Grizzly
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡɹɪzli/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Grizzly is an adjective meaning Grey-haired, greyish.
Meaning
Grey-haired, greyish.
More Meanings
- Misspelling of grisly.
- A grizzly bear.
- Crying or whingeing in a bad-tempered or irritable way.
- (Canada, US, dialect, mining) A grating used to sieve stones by size, so as to keep stones out of the sluices (in hydraulic mining) or to control stone size in the feed to the ore crusher.
Example Sentences
a grizzly baby
Shotgun blast kills charging grizzly!
This after Taliban militants led a grizzly campaign of attacks, including beheadings, kidnappings and the destruction of dozens of girls' schools.
The walls were entirely hidden by bookshelves, or by cases containing rare specimens of fossil bones and reptile skeletons. Here was a grizzly crocodile, its teeth white and sharp as when they glistened in the waters of the Nile;.
Word Forms
- grizzlier
- grizzliest
- grizzlies
Synonyms for grizzly
Depending on context, synonyms include grizzled, grisly, hoary, elder, elderly, geriatric.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include silvertip, brownish, brown, park, animal, bear.
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