grizzled

English

Verb

grizzled

simple past and past participle of grizzle

Adjective

grizzled (comparative more grizzled, superlative most grizzled)

greyed, old
grey or partly grey
streaked or mixed with grey; grizzly; griseous

Synonyms

(greyed, old): grey-haired, grizzly, hoary; see also Thesaurus:elderly

Derived terms

grizzled skipper

Related terms

(greyed, old): silver-haired, silvery-haired; white-haired.

Translations

greyed

Bulgarian: прошарен (bg) (prošaren), посивял (bg) (posivjal)
Maori: tārekoreko
Spanish: entrecano (es), rucio (es)
Ukrainian: сивий m (syvyj), посивілий m (posyvilyj)

References

"grizzled." Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House, Inc. 24 Jun. 2011. Dictionary.com article.
"grizzled." Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition. HarperCollins Publishers. 24 Jun. 2011. Article.

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