Is Grizzly A Proper Noun?
Is Grizzly A Proper Noun? Is grizzly a noun or an adjective? Grizzly is both a noun and an adjective. The adjective, meaning “grizzled; sprinkled or streaked with gray,” came first. In the early 19th century grizzly also began to be used as a noun, a shortened form of grizzly bear (which was so named