grizzly

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈgrɪzli/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈgrɪzli/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(griz′lē)

Inflections of 'grizzly' (adj):
grizzlier
adj comparative
grizzliest
adj superlative
Inflections of 'grizzly' (n): npl: grizzlies

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
griz•zly /ˈgrɪzli/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -zlies. 
  1. Mammalsgrizzly bear.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
griz•zly  (griz′lē),USA pronunciation adj., -zli•er, -zli•est, n., pl. -zlies. 
adj. 
  1. somewhat gray;
    grayish.
  2. gray-haired.

n. 
  1. MammalsSee grizzly bear. 
  2. a device for screening ore, consisting of a row of iron or steel bars.
  • grizzle1 + -y1 1585–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
grizzly / ˈɡrɪzlɪ/ ( -zlier, -zliest)
  1. somewhat grey; grizzled
 ( -zlies)
  1. See grizzly bear
USAGE
Grizzly is sometimes wrongly used where grisly is meant: a grisly (not grizzly) murder
'grizzly' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Herzog - brown bear - grisly - grizzled - grizzly bear - hoary - silvertip

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