gory
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5.7
- adjective
- /ˈɡɔri/
- NSFW
:
ensangrentado
- The movie was filled with gory scenes that made many viewers turn away.
- gory details
- gory scene
- gory violence
Examples
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And I'll spare you all the gory details, but basically it involved an upperclassman, too much booze, and some internal bleeding.
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But the sensors on those drones, the video cameras have advanced significantly, and you can zoom right in and see all the gory details.
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- It's a pretty gory picture at that.
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Just give me the gory details.
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We love gory detail, here.
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Do I tell you the gory details, or stick to what I loved most about it?
Blog text (32) -
You like all the gory bits.
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It was a pretty gory scene, is what he said.
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I don't need to keep repeating the same gory details.
Fiction book (2002) -
The werewolf landed in a gory heap at his feet.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
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3.1
Covered with blood after an injury or fight
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6.2
Shocking and unpleasant because it shows death or serious injury
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6.8
Causing great fear and shock, often like death or ghosts
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3.6
A thing with blood on it
Antonyms
Compounds
How Gory
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Gory comes from the noun gore, which means 'blood', and the ending -y means 'full of', so gory originally meant 'covered with blood'.