grizzled

adjective

griz·​zled ˈgri-zəld How to pronounce grizzled (audio)
: 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.
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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 See All Example Sentences for grizzled

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of grizzled was in the 15th century

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“Grizzled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grizzled. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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grizzled

adjective
griz·​zled ˈgriz-əld How to pronounce grizzled (audio)
: sprinkled, streaked, or mixed with gray
a grizzled beard

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