"grizzly" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɡɹɪzli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-grizzly.wav [Southern-England] Forms: grizzlier [comparative], grizzliest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪzli Etymology: From grizzle + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|grizzle|y|id2=adjectival}} grizzle + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} grizzly (comparative grizzlier, superlative grizzliest)
  1. Grey-haired, greyish. Synonyms (grey-haired): grizzled
    Sense id: en-grizzly-en-adj-61TTtpME Disambiguation of 'grey-haired': 98 2
  2. Misspelling of grisly. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: grisly
    Sense id: en-grizzly-en-adj-nHDxYLoE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: grisly [misspelling], hoary, elderly Derived forms: grizzly bear Related terms: silver-haired, silvery-haired, white-haired
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɡɹɪzli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-grizzly.wav [Southern-England] Forms: grizzlier [comparative], grizzliest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪzli Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} grizzly (comparative grizzlier, superlative grizzliest)
  1. Crying or whingeing in a bad-tempered or irritable way. Derived forms: grizzliness Translations (Crying or whinging): hawihawi (english: Referring to a child) (Maori)
    Sense id: en-grizzly-en-adj-GThlhJTe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɹɪzli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-grizzly.wav [Southern-England] Forms: grizzlies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪzli Etymology: From grizzle + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|grizzle|y|id2=adjectival}} grizzle + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} grizzly (plural grizzlies)
  1. A grizzly bear.
    Sense id: en-grizzly-en-noun-2kAikGn1
  2. (US, dialect) In hydraulic mining, a grating used to catch and throw out large stones from the sluices. Tags: US, dialectal
    Sense id: en-grizzly-en-noun-O4Bfu11u Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 2 12 1 58 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 37 7 7 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mama grizzly
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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