Grizzly definition

grĭzlē
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Grayish or flecked with gray.
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A grizzly bear.
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Grayish; grizzled.
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Common misspelling of grisly. [Listed by Merriam-Webster Unabridged as a legitimate variant spelling.]
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A grizzly bear.

Shotgun blast kills charging grizzly!

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
grizzly
Plural:
grizzlies

Adjective

Base Form:
grizzly
Comparative:
grizzlier
Superlative:
grizzliest

Origin of grizzly

  • From grizzle +‎ -y.

    From Wiktionary

Grizzly Sentence Examples

  • Grizzly, black and cinnamon bears are found in the mountains and wooded districts.

  • The grizzly bear is now rare in the United States, save in the Yellowstone Park and the Clearwater Mountains of Idaho, though more common in British Columbia.

  • This tiny grizzly has caught itself a fish and is heading for the beach.

  • The grizzly bear, however, is chiefly carnivorous; while the polar bear is almost wholly so.

  • Inferior sorts, almost grizzly in effect and some very pale, are found in Europe and Asia and are mostly used locally.

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