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Definition of gory
gorier
;goriest
1 : covered with gore : bloodstained
2 : bloodcurdling, sensational wanted to hear the gory details
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Examples of gory in a Sentence
doesn't watch too many movies that feature gory violence
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Part of the story gets pretty gory, as evidenced by Shailene's feed.
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Sat 6/24: Fulfill your undead fantasy by joining the Chicago Zombie March in your most gruesome and gory getups.
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Coppola, who just won Best Director at Cannes for The Beguiled, spoke with GQ about rewriting from a female perspective in her remake, avoiding campiness, and going gorier than usual.
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Lizzie Borden was the only person charged in the murders of her parents, a gory domestic violence case that has never been resolved.
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Green’s murder had been staged; a can of Campbell’s soup, no less, was used for gory effect.
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Her protagonist, Rose Barnett, has a medical degree and is eager to assist her country, but must cope with sexism, guerrilla warfare aimed at her hospital ship, and the gory realities of 19th-century medicine.
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Based on journalist María Celeste Arrarás' book of the same name, the gory, hard-to-watch clip opens with bloody scenes of Selena's death.
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The gory photo first published in TMZ (Caution: The disgusting, disturbing images are still on the site as of early Wednesday (May 31).
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First Known Use of gory
15th century
Synonym Discussion of gory
GORY Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of gory for English Language Learners
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: having or showing a lot of violence and blood
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gorier
;goriest
1 : covered with blood
2 : having or showing much violence and bloodshed
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