grizzly meaning and definition

GRIZZLY noun

Definition of grizzly (noun)

1. powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America
   • synonyms: grizzly bear, silvertip, silver-tip, Ursus arctos horribilis, Ursus horribilis

GRIZZLY adjective

Definition of grizzly (adjective)

1. showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
   • "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head"
   • synonyms: gray, gray-haired, gray-headed, grey, grey-haired, grey-headed, hoar, hoary, white-haired