Vocab Tadka : Grisly vs Grizzly (Confusing Words)
Confusion between these words like Grisly and Grizzly always comes in our mind. Lets discuss in details how are these words different form each other.
Grisly : shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; terrifying ; gruesome
(s) | shockingly repellent; inspiring horror Type: ‘adj.all’ Synonym: ghastly, grim, gruesome, macabre, sick, |
Sentence Usage : The photos of the killings depict a grisly scene.
How to remember : If a GRIZZLY(grisly) bear suddenly appears behind you, it will surely be a cause of great fear.
Grizzly :
1 | (n) | powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America Type: ‘noun.animal’ Synonym: grizzly bear, silver-tip, silvertip, ursus arctos horribilis, ursus horribilis, |
1 | (s) | showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair Type: ‘adj.all’ Usage: ‘whose beard with age is hoar’ Usage: ‘nodded his hoary head’ Synonym: gray, gray-haired, gray-headed, grey, grey-haired, grey-headed, hoar, hoary, white-haired, |
This means Grizzly = Yellowish bear,
and when it appears in front of us, we get shocked (Grisly)