Definition of "grizzly" in English

adjective

1. Grey-haired, greyish.

2. Misspelling of grisly.

noun

1. A grizzly bear.

   • Shotgun blast kills charging grizzly!

2. (Canada, US, dialect, mining) A grating used to sieve stones by size, so as to keep stones out of the sluices (in hydraulic mining) or to control stone size in the feed to the ore crusher.

adjective

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

   • a grizzly baby