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GRIZZLY
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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:
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:
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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