GRIZZLIEST

GRIZZLY

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

(adjective) showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair; “whose beard with age is hoar”-Coleridge; “nodded his hoary head”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

grizzliest

superlative form of grizzly: most grizzly

Source: Wiktionary


GRIZZLY

Griz"zly, a.

Definition: Somewhat gray; grizzled. Old squirrels that turn grizzly. Bacon. Grizzly bear (Zoöl.), a large and ferocious bear (Ursus horribilis) of Western North America and the Rocky Mountains. It is remarkable for the great length of its claws.

Griz"zly, n.; pl. Grizzlies (.

1. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A grizzly bear. See under Grizzly, a.

2. pl.

Definition: In hydraulic mining, gratings used to catch and throw out large stones from the sluices. [Local, U. S.] Raymond.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

18 January 2025

SHTIK

(noun) (Yiddish) a little; a piece; “give him a shtik cake”; “he’s a shtik crazy”; “he played a shtik Beethoven”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.

coffee icon