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grizzly

grayish or flecked with gray; a species of bear

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grisly – causing a shudder or feeling of horror; gruesome; grim: the grisly scene of a murder

griz·zly

(grĭz′lē)

adj. griz·zli·er, griz·zli·est

Grayish or flecked with gray.

n. pl. griz·zlies

A grizzly bear.

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grizzly

(ˈɡrɪzlɪ)

adj, -zlier or -zliest

(Colours) somewhat grey; grizzled

n, pl -zlies

(Animals) See grizzly bear

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

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

griz•zly

(ˈgrɪz li)

adj. -zli•er, -zli•est, adj.

1. somewhat gray; grayish.

2. gray-haired.

3. grizzly bear.

[1585–95]

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Noun	1.	grizzly - powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America grizzly bear, silvertip, silver-tip, Ursus arctos horribilis, Ursus horribilis brown bear, Ursus arctos, bruin - large ferocious bear of Eurasia
Adj.	1.	grizzly - showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head" grey-haired, grey-headed, hoar, hoary, white-haired, gray-haired, gray-headed, grey, gray old - (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; "his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?"

Translations

الدُّب الأشْهَب

medvěd grizzly

gråbjørn

Grizzly

ours gris

amerikai szürke medve

grábjörn

grigio orso grigio brizzolato

grizlilācis

gråbjørn

boz ayı

灰熊

grizzly

[ˈgrɪzlɪ]

A. ADJ

1. (= grey) → gris, canoso

2. (= whining) → quejumbroso

B. N (also grizzly bear) → oso m pardo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

grizzly

[ˈgrɪzli] n (also grizzly bear) → grizzli m, ours m gris

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

grizzly

n (also grizzly bear) → Grisli(bär) m, → Grizzly(bär) m

adj (Brit inf) baby → quengelig

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

grizzly

[ˈgrɪzlɪ] n (also grizzly bear) → orso grigio, grizzly m inv

grizzly

(ˈgrizli) – plural ˈgrizzlies – noun

(usually grizzly bear) a large fierce North American bear.

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