grizzly
pronunciation
How to pronounce grizzly in British English:
UK [ˈgrɪzli]
How to pronounce grizzly in American English:
US [ˈgrɪzli]
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- Noun:
- powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America
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- Adjective:
- showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair
Word Origin
- grizzly (adj.)
- "somewhat gray," 1590s, from grizzle "gray-colored" + -y (1). Also see grizzled. Grizzly bear (ursus horribilis) for the large ferocious bear of the western U.S., is recorded by 1806; sometimes said to belong rather to grisly (q.v.), but either adjective suits it.
Example
- 1. A wet grizzly takes a break and dries off on a log .
- 2. Experts predict climb in grizzly conflicts
- 3. The grizzly bears that scavenge the wolf kills are having a fine time .
- 4. There 's no getting around it : male grizzly bears make bad dads .
- 5. In general , amstrup finds the bears to be more curious and less bad-tempered than their grizzly cousins .