grizzly
/ˈɡɹɪzli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.28 in modern English
29
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
adj
Misspelling of grisly.
noun
A grizzly bear.
noun
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.
Canadian usage; American usage
adj
Crying or whingeing in a bad-tempered or irritable way.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "Shotgun blast kills charging grizzly!"
- "a grizzly baby"
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.
Usage
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Frequently Paired Words
Synonyms
grizzled
grisly
hoary
elder
elderly
geriatric
gerontologic
gerontological
long in the tooth
matured
of a certain age
old as Methuselah