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gory

American  
[gawr-ee, gohr-ee] / ˈgɔr i, ˈgoʊr i /

adjective

gorier, goriest

  1. covered or stained with gore; bloody.

  2. resembling gore.

  3. involving much bloodshed and violence.

    a gory battle.

  4. unpleasant or disagreeable.

    to reveal the gory details of a divorce.
gory British  
/ ˈɡɔːrɪ /

adjective

  1. horrific or bloodthirsty

    a gory story

  2. involving bloodshed and killing

    a gory battle

  3. covered in gore

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Other Word Forms

  • gorily adverb
  • goriness noun

Etymology

Origin of gory

First recorded in 1470–80; gore 1 + -y 1

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