grizzly vs hoary what difference

what is difference between grizzly and hoary

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹɪzli/
• Homophone: grisly

Etymology 1

From grizzle +‎ -y.

Adjective

grizzly (comparative grizzlier, superlative grizzliest)

1. Grey-haired, greyish.
2. Misspelling of grisly.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with grisly or gristly.

Synonyms

• (grey-haired): grizzled, grisly (misspelling), hoary; see also Thesaurus:elderly

Derived terms

• grizzly bear

Related terms

• silver-haired, silvery-haired
• white-haired

Noun

grizzly (plural grizzlies)

1. A grizzly bear.

   Shotgun blast kills charging grizzly!

2. (US, dialect) In hydraulic mining, a grating used to catch and throw out large stones from the sluices.

Translations

Etymology 2

Adjective

grizzly (comparative grizzlier, superlative grizzliest)

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

Translations

References

• grizzly at OneLook Dictionary Search
• grizzly in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Czech

Alternative forms

• grizly

Etymology

English grizzly

Noun

grizzly m

1. grizzly, grizzly bear

Derived terms

• gryzzlí

Further reading

• grizzly in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• grizzly in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English grizzly.

Noun

grizzly

1. Synonym of orso grizzly

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English grizzly.

Noun

grizzly m (plural grizzly)

1. grizzly bear (A North American subspecies, Ursus arctos horribilis, of the brown bear)

Declension

Synonyms

• urs grizzly

References

grizzly in DEX online – Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

English

Etymology

hoar +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /hɔː.ɹi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /hɔɹ.i/
• Rhymes: -ɔːri
• Homophone: whorey

Adjective

hoary (comparative hoarier, superlative hoariest)

1. White, whitish, or greyish-white.
2. White or grey with age.
3. (zoology) Of a pale silvery grey.
4. (botany) Covered with short, dense, greyish white hairs; canescent.
5. (obsolete) Remote in time past.
6. (obsolete) Moldy; mossy; musty.
7. Old or old-fashioned; trite.

Synonyms

• (whitish, greyish-white): albescent, griseous, whity
• (white or grey with age): grey-haired, grizzled, grizzly, silver-haired, silvery-haired, white-haired; see also Thesaurus:elderly
• (old): aged, ancient, olden; see also Thesaurus:old
• (botany: covered with greyish-white hairs): canescent
• (remote in time past): bygone, foregone; see also Thesaurus:past

Derived terms

• hoarily
• hoariness

Related terms

• hoar

Translations

Anagrams

• Yahor

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