grizzly
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
grizzly (comparative grizzlier, superlative grizzliest)
- 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
- (Can we date this quote by Francis Bacon and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- 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.
- 2008, Campbell Brown, " Commentary: Pakistan gives in to terrorists," CNN, Feb. 5, 2009:
Usage notes
Not to be confused with grisly or gristly.
Synonyms
- grisly (misspelling)
Derived terms
Noun
grizzly (plural grizzlies)
- A grizzly bear.
- Shotgun blast kills charging grizzly!
- (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
References
- “grizzly”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “grizzly”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Czech
Alternative forms
Etymology
Noun
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Derived terms
Further reading
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English grizzly.
Noun
grizzly
- Synonym of orso grizzly
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from English grizzly.
Noun
grizzly m (plural grizzly)
- grizzly bear (A North American subspecies, Ursus arctos horribilis, of the brown bear)
Declension
Declension of grizzly
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) grizzly | grizzly | (niște) grizzly | grizzly |
genitive/dative | (unui) grizzly | grizzly | (unor) grizzly | grizzly |
Synonyms
References
grizzly in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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