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grizzly

[ griz-lee ]

adjective

grizzlier, grizzliest.
  1. somewhat gray; grayish.
  2. having hair that is gray; gray-haired.


noun

plural grizzlies.
  1. a device for screening ore, consisting of a row of iron or steel bars.

grizzly

/ ˈɡɪɪ /

adjective

  1. somewhat grey; grizzled
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

Grizzly is sometimes wrongly used where grisly is meant: a grisly (not grizzly ) murder
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of grizzly1

First recorded in 1585–95; grizzle 1 + -y 1
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It’s been a century since the grizzly bear was hunted to extinction in California, leaving only its image, ironically, on the state flag.

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For 11 games in a row now, Scotland have been salmon leaping and Ireland have been the grizzlies waiting at falls-edge to gobble them up.

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In March 2022, a Montana hiker died after being attacked by a grizzly bear just north of Yellowstone, authorities said.

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Before it’s over, we’ll see grizzly bears, moose, elephants, walruses, rhinos and more — an amalgam of the more than 75 detailed habitat displays that are at the heart of the museum’s exhibits.

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California’s state animal might be the grizzly bear, but today is another bear’s big moment to shine.

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