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Meaning of grizzly in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈɡrɪzli/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    grizzly

    Definitions

    1. showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair

    Examples

    • « whose beard with age is hoar-Coleridge »
    • « nodded his hoary head »

    Synonyms

    • old
  2. Noun

    grizzly

    Etymology

    mid 16th century (as adjective): from grizzle. The noun dates from the early 19th century

    Definitions

    1. powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America

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