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adjective \ ˈgȯr-ē \

Definition of gory

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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CLEVELAND, Ohio - Veteran horror director Tobe Hooper died on Saturday at the age of 74, ending a career marked by gory slasher flicks and terrifying ghost stories.

— patrick cooley, cleveland.com, "Director Tobe Hooper's 5 best-reviewed movies," 28 Aug. 2017
The above video is intense and a bit gory. ************** Todd Masson can be reached at tmasson@nola.com or 504.232.3054.

— todd masson, NOLA.com, "Shark attacks seal within feet of tourists at Cape Cod beach: video," 24 Aug. 2017
Use it to create an eerie glow arising from a decorative grave or a trail of blood running from a gory display.

— kiona smith-strickland, Popular Mechanics, "5 Scary Ways to Light Up Your Yard for Halloween," 15 Aug. 2017
The gory and bizarre situation is now making international headlines.

— beth mole, Ars Technica, "Australian teen chewed and bloodied after bizarre ocean feeding frenzy," 7 Aug. 2017
More: Jennifer Lawrence, the latest puking victim of Broadway's gory '1984' adaptation?

— kirby adams, The Courier-Journal, "Kentucky actress is up for a Primetime Emmy for her work on 'Girls'," 26 July 2017
Peisner describes how the show went from comic book series to gory television hit, inspired in part by Romero himself.

— erin blakemore, Longreads, "Our Zombies, Ourselves: An Undead Reading List," 20 July 2017
And if this is right, the Mesozoic may have been gorier than traditionally depicted.

— brian switek, Scientific American Blog Network, "Nothing but the Tooth," 10 July 2017
There are some absolutely horrific scenes of animal abuse, which are not explicitly gory but instead work by implication.

— annalee newitz, Ars Technica, "New Netflix film Okja is sci-fi satire so sharp it will cut you," 9 July 2017

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First Known Use of gory

15th century

gory Synonyms

Synonyms

bloodstained, bloody

Related Words

bloodred, carmine, crimson, incarnadine, red, reddish, ruby, sanguine, sanguineous; sanguinary

Synonym Discussion of gory

bloody, sanguinary, gory mean affected by or involving the shedding of blood. bloody is applied especially to things that are actually covered with blood or are made up of blood.

- bloody hands

sanguinary applies especially to something attended by, or someone inclined to, bloodshed.

- the Civil War was America's most sanguinary conflict

gory suggests a profusion of blood and slaughter.

- exceptionally gory, even for a horror movie

GORY Defined for English Language Learners

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Definition of gory for English Language Learners

: having or showing a lot of violence and blood

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adjective \ ˈgȯr-ē \

Definition of gory for Students

gorier; goriest

1 :covered with blood

2 :having or showing much violence and bloodshed

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