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GRIZZLY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: grizzlier    , grizzliest   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America

Synonyms:

grizzly; grizzly bear; silver-tip; silvertip; Ursus arctos horribilis; Ursus horribilis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("grizzly" is a kind of...):

brown bear; bruin; Ursus arctos (large ferocious bear of Eurasia)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

Example:

nodded his hoary head

Synonyms:

gray; gray-haired; gray-headed; grey; grey-haired; grey-headed; grizzly; hoar; hoary; white-haired

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

old ((used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age)

Derivation:

grizzle (a grey wig)

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