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Sulky vs Grizzly - What's the difference?

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Sulky is a related term of grizzly.


As adjectives the difference between sulky and grizzly

is that sulky is silent and withdrawn after being upset while grizzly is grey-haired, greyish.

As nouns the difference between sulky and grizzly

is that sulky is a low two-wheeled cart, used in harness racing while grizzly is a grizzly bear.

sulky

English

Adjective

(er)
  • silent and withdrawn after being upset
    • the sulky child
  • * 1865 , (Lewis Carroll), (w, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)
    • The first question of course was, how to get dry again: they had a consultation about this, and after a few minutes it seemed quite natural to Alice to find herself talking familiarly with them, as if she had known them all her life. Indeed, she had quite a long argument with the Lory, who at last turned sulky , and would only say, “I’m older than you, and must know better.” And this Alice would not allow, without knowing how old it was, and, as the Lory positively refused to tell its age, there was no more to be said.

    Synonyms

    * sullen, morose

    Noun

    (sulkies)
  • A low two-wheeled cart, used in harness racing.
  • Any carriage seating only the driver.

    • grizzly

    English

    (wikipedia grizzly)

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Grey-haired, greyish.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • old squirrels that turn grizzly
  • [Listed by Merriam-Webster Unabridged as a legitimate variant spelling.]
  • * 2008 , Campbell Brown, " Commentary: Pakistan gives in to terrorists," CNN , Feb. 5, 2009:
    • This after Taliban militants led a grizzly campaign of attacks, including beheadings, kidnappings and the destruction of dozens of girls' schools.

    Derived terms

    * grizzly bear

    Noun

    (grizzlies)
  • A grizzly bear.
    • Shotgun blast kills charging grizzly!
  • (US, dialect) In hydraulic mining, a grating used to catch and throw out large stones from the sluices.
    • (Raymond)