grizzled

• Now he was leaner and more grizzled, and there were pouches under his eyes. —  SICK HEART RIVER
• His dark hair was grizzled, and through the open neck of his uniform shirt, it looked as if the thick pelt on his chest had gone completely white. —  Blood Lure
• "I never once (for a second) 'bought' Tom Cruise as a grizzled, burnt-out, one-armed German army officer in the new wartime thriller Scott Weinberg at Cinematical," but because he's a movie star who knows how to carry a flick, he still anchors the tale with a strong and crisp screen presence. —  GreenCine Daily
• For the grizzled, he strikes out too much, clogs the bases he's on so often and just looks apathetic. —  The Big Lead
• So do you go with the personable financial advisor who sold you a dodgy insurance policy but waves and smiles every time he sees you or the grizzled, bad-tempered workaholic bank manager who you can never get through to on the phone anyway? —  Politics news, UK and world political comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk

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