grizzly

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English

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Etymology

From grizzle +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

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.
    • 2008, Campbell Brown, " Commentary: Pakistan gives in to terrorists," CNN, Feb. 5, 2009:
      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.

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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?)

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Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

English grizzly

Noun

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  1. grizzly, grizzly bear

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Further reading


Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English grizzly.

Noun

grizzly

  1. Synonym of orso grizzly

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)

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References

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