The adjective grisly means horrible, fearsome, disgusting. The noun grizzly refers to a large brown bear. As an adjective, grizzly (more commonly grizzled) means streaked with gray.
Examples:
- The scene with the flesh-eating robot was grisly and almost unwatchable.
- Researchers are now studying the DNA of grizzly bears.
Practice:
(a) A _____ bear can kill an elk or crumple the fender of a car with a swipe of its powerful paw.
(b) Police found a _____ heap of bones, teeth, and matted hair.
