grizzly

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹɪzli/
• Homophone: grisly

Etymology 1

From grizzle +‎ -y.

Adjective

grizzly (comparative grizzlier, superlative grizzliest)

1. Grey-haired, greyish.
   • (Can we date this quote by Francis Bacon and provide title, author's full name, and other details?)

     old squirrels that turn grizzly

2. Misspelling of grisly.
   • 2009 February 5, Brown, Campbell, “Commentary: Pakistan gives in to terrorists”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     This after Taliban militants led a grizzly campaign of attacks, including beheadings, kidnappings and the destruction of dozens of girls' schools.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with grisly or gristly.

Synonyms

• (grey-haired): grizzled, grisly (misspelling), hoary; see also Thesaurus:elderly

Derived terms

• grizzly bear

Related terms

• silver-haired, silvery-haired
• white-haired

Noun

grizzly (plural grizzlies)

1. A grizzly bear.

   Shotgun blast kills charging grizzly!

2. (US, dialect) In hydraulic mining, a grating used to catch and throw out large stones from the sluices.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Raymond to this entry?)

Translations

grizzly bear — see grizzly bear

Etymology 2

Adjective

grizzly (comparative grizzlier, superlative grizzliest)

1. Crying or whingeing in a bad-tempered or irritable way.

   a grizzly baby

References

• grizzly at OneLook Dictionary Search
• grizzly in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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Czech

Alternative forms

• grizly

Etymology

English grizzly

Noun

grizzly m

1. grizzly, grizzly bear

Derived terms

• gryzzlí

Further reading

• grizzly in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• grizzly in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English grizzly.

Noun

grizzly

1. Synonym of orso grizzly

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Romanian

grizzly

Etymology

Borrowed from English grizzly.

Noun

grizzly m (plural grizzly)

1. grizzly bear (A North American subspecies, Ursus arctos horribilis, of the brown bear)

Declension

Declension of grizzly

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) grizzly	grizzly	(niște) grizzly	grizzly
genitive/dative	(unui) grizzly	grizzly	(unor) grizzly	grizzly
vocative	—		—

Synonyms

• urs grizzly

References

grizzly in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)