grizzled

adjective

griz·​zled ˈgri-zəld 

: sprinkled or streaked with gray : graying

a grizzled beard

also : having gray hair

a grizzled veteran

Examples of grizzled in a Sentence

He had thinning hair and a grizzled beard.

Recent Examples on the Web

Baldwin plays Harlan Rust, a grizzled 19th-century outlaw who must come to the rescue of his fugitive grandson — who, in a sad coincidence, is wanted for accidentally shooting someone. —Martha Ross, Mercury News, 1 May 2025

Baldwin, playing a grizzled criminal gunslinger who is also a caring grandpa, does his best to lend the film a menacing movie-star charisma. —Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 May 2025

The Netflix movie, which premiered on April 25, sees Venom star Tom Hardy as a grizzled, corrupt cop named Walker, who must rescue the also-corrupt politician Lawrence Beaumont’s (Forest Whitaker) son Charlie (Justin Cornwell) after a drug deal gone horribly wrong. —Skyler Trepel, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025

Udo Kier gets his fangs ripped out with pliers and Kris Kristofferson is a grizzled vigilante vampire hunter. —Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for grizzled

• chiseled
• drizzled
• fizzled
• sizzled

Kids Definition

grizzled

adjective

griz·​zled ˈgriz-əld 

: sprinkled, streaked, or mixed with gray

a grizzled beard