grizzly
adjectivenounadjectiveattested in dialogue
- //ˈɡɹɪzli//
Grey-haired, greyish.
adjective
- 1
Grey-haired, greyish.
- 2
Variant of grislyMisspelling of grisly.
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;...
This after Taliban militants led a grizzly campaign of attacks, including beheadings, kidnappings and the destruction of dozens of girls' schools.
Etymology
Etymology tree English grizzle Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English grizzly From grizzle + -y.
noun
- 1
A grizzly bear.
Shotgun blast kills charging grizzly!
- 2
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.
adjective
- 1
Crying or whingeing in a bad-tempered or irritable way.
a grizzly baby
Forms
- plural
- grizzlies
- comparative
- grizzlier
- superlative
- grizzliest