gorier; goriest
1
: covered with gore : bloodstained
2
: bloodcurdling, sensational
wanted to hear the gory details
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doesn't watch too many movies that feature gory violence
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While the major twist of The Housemaid remained the same, the fate of one character was far more gory in the film adaptation.
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
When House frantically dials up the device, the man’s head explodes in a mess of gooey, gory innards.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Dec. 2025
Her book was granular on the subject of embalming, devoting much of her manuscript to the gory particularities of the procedure.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
His vengeance was sweet, gory and spectacularly over-the-top.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 21 Nov. 2025
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
When House frantically dials up the device, the man’s head explodes in a mess of gooey, gory innards.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Dec. 2025
Her book was granular on the subject of embalming, devoting much of her manuscript to the gory particularities of the procedure.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
His vengeance was sweet, gory and spectacularly over-the-top.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 21 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gory
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“Gory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gory. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.
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