grizzly

[ griz-lee ]

adjective

, griz·zli·er, griz·zli·est.

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

noun

, plural griz·zlies.

1. grizzly bear.
2. a device for screening ore, consisting of a row of iron or steel bars.

grizzly

/ ˈɡrɪzlɪ /

adjective

1. somewhat grey; grizzled

noun

1. See grizzly bear
   See grizzly bear

Usage

Grizzly is sometimes wrongly used where grisly is meant: a grisly (not grizzly ) murder

Word History and Origins

Origin of grizzly¹

First recorded in 1585–95; grizzle ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

In the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, where his studies are focused, grizzlies have tripled their range over the past 40 years, and the overlap between human use areas and grizzly territory has grown wider.

From Outside Online

When a hulking grizzly bear and her two cubs wandered into a clearing near a parking lot at Yellowstone National Park on May 10, a woman pulled out her phone to snap photos.

From Washington Post

It was a scene that would have felt more at home in Lawrence of Arabia, not thirty-five miles north of the Arctic Circle in a land where grizzly bears roam.

From Outside Online

There was no electricity, just a generator as-needed and its grizzly hum, hooked up to the space heater or his breathing equipment.

From Time

I had seen grizzlies in Denali, sure, but never on foot and not this close up.

From Outside Online

“Management” in this situation means issuing permits for trophy grizzly hunts.

From The Daily Beast

The Reservation is sovereign Indian land, and the grizzly is a sacred animal to these tribes.

From The Daily Beast

Current human-caused grizzly mortality is at a near record high: 56 killed in 2012.

From The Daily Beast

FWS submitted a formal rule and delisted the grizzly in 2007, but was sued by wildlife groups.

From The Daily Beast

Experts generally consider known mortality to represent about half of actual grizzly bear deaths for the ecosystem.

From The Daily Beast

Besides, there was the ever unceasing grizzly spectre of poverty dangling before Jessie's eyes.

From Project Gutenberg

It was but a short ride to Bear Rock, so named because a huge boulder so resembled the head of 76 a ferocious grizzly.

From Project Gutenberg

I bought some candy, and gave it to the monkeys and the Rocky Mountain grizzly bears.

From Project Gutenberg

Little Raven suddenly identified them as cubs of the grizzly bear.

From Project Gutenberg

Archie Lawanne came back downstream with two grizzly pelts, and Hollister met Bland for the first time.

From Project Gutenberg