grizzly

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English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology 1[edit]

From grizzle +‎ -y.

Adjective[edit]

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[1]:
      This after Taliban militants led a grizzly campaign of attacks, including beheadings, kidnappings and the destruction of dozens of girls' schools.
Usage notes[edit]

Not to be confused with grisly or gristly.

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Noun[edit]

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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Etymology 2[edit]

Adjective[edit]

grizzly (comparative grizzlier, superlative grizzliest)

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

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

Czech[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English grizzly.

Noun[edit]

grizzly m anim

  1. grizzly, grizzly bear

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Further reading[edit]

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

French[edit]

Noun[edit]

grizzly m (plural grizzlys)

  1. Alternative spelling of grizzli

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English grizzly.

Noun[edit]

grizzly

  1. Synonym of orso grizzly

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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grizzly

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English grizzly.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

grizzly m animal (indeclinable)

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

Further reading[edit]

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

Romanian[edit]

grizzly

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English grizzly.

Noun[edit]

grizzly m (plural grizzly)

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

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References[edit]

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