grizzly

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English

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From grizzle +‎ -y.

Adjective

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

Not to be confused with grisly or gristly.

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Noun

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.
Derived terms
Translations
grizzly bear — see grizzly bear

Etymology 2

Adjective

grizzly (comparative grizzlier, superlative grizzliest)

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

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

Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English grizzly.

Noun

grizzly m anim

  1. grizzly, grizzly bear

Declension

Declension of grizzly (masculine animate in -i/-y)
singular plural
nominative grizzly grizzlyové, grizzly
genitive grizzlyho grizzlyů, grizzlych
dative grizzlymu grizzlyům, grizzlym
accusative grizzlyho grizzlye, grizzly
vocative grizzly grizzlyové, grizzly
locative grizzlym grizzlyích, grizzlych
instrumental grizzlym grizzlyi, grizzlymi

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Further reading

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

French

Noun

grizzly m (plural grizzlys)

  1. Alternative spelling of grizzli

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English grizzly.

Noun

grizzly

  1. Synonym of orso grizzly

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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grizzly

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English grizzly.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

grizzly m animal (indeclinable)

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

Further reading

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

Romanian

grizzly

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English grizzly.

Noun

grizzly m (plural grizzly)

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

Declension

Declension of grizzly
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) grizzly grizzly-ul (niște) grizzly grizzly-i
genitive/dative (unui) grizzly grizzly-ului (unor) grizzly grizzly-lor
vocative — —

References

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

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