grizzly

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɹɪzli/
    • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪzli
  • Homophone: grisly

Etymology 1

From grizzle + -y.

Adjective

grizzly (comparative grizzlier, superlative grizzliest)

  1. Grey-haired, greyish.
  2. Misspelling of grisly.
    • 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Age and Youth”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. [], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, [], →OCLC, page 10:
      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;...
    • 2009 February 5, Campbell Brown, “Commentary: Pakistan gives in to terrorists”, in CNN:
      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.[1]
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Adjective

grizzly (comparative grizzlier, superlative grizzliest)

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

  1. Rossiter W[orthington] Raymond (1881) “Grizzly”, in A Glossary of Mining and Metallurgical Terms. [], Easton, Pa.: [American] Institute [of Mining Engineers], [], →OCLC.

Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English grizzly.

Noun

grizzly m anim

  1. grizzly, grizzly bear

Declension

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Further reading

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

French

Noun

grizzly m (plural grizzlys)

  1. Alternative spelling of grizzli

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English grizzly.

Noun

grizzly

  1. Synonym of orso grizzly

Polish

grizzly

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English grizzly.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡriz.li/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -izli
  • Syllabification: grizz‧ly

Noun

grizzly m animal (indeclinable)

  1. grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)
    Synonyms: niedźwiedź grizli, niedźwiedź szary

Further reading

  • grizzly in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • grizzly in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

grizzly

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English grizzly.

Noun

grizzly m (plural grizzly)

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

Declension

References

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

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