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gory
(redirected from gorier)

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go·ry  (gôr, gr)
adj. go·ri·er, go·ri·est
1. Covered or stained with gore; bloody.
2. Full of or characterized by bloodshed and violence.

gori·ly adv.
gori·ness n.

gory [ˈgɔːrɪ]
adj gorier, goriest
1. horrific or bloodthirsty a gory story
2. involving bloodshed and killing a gory battle
3. covered in gore
gorily  adv
goriness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.gory - covered with blood; "a bloodstained shirt"; "a gory dagger"
bloody - having or covered with or accompanied by blood; "a bloody nose"; "your scarf is all bloody"; "the effects will be violent and probably bloody"; "a bloody fight"
2.gory - accompanied by bloodshed; "this bitter and sanguinary war"
bloody - having or covered with or accompanied by blood; "a bloody nose"; "your scarf is all bloody"; "the effects will be violent and probably bloody"; "a bloody fight"

gory
adjective
1. grisly, bloody, murderous, bloodthirsty, sanguinary The film is full of gory death scenes.
2. bloody, bloodstained, blood-soaked The ambulanceman carefully stripped off his gory clothes.
Translations
gory [ˈgɔːrɪ] ADJ (gorier (compar) (goriest (superl))) [battle, death] → sangriento
he told me all the gory details (hum) → me contó todo con pelos y señales

gory [ˈgɔːri] adj
[scene, picture] → sanglant(e)
(= unpleasant) the gory details → les détails sordides

gory
adj scene, story, violenceblutrünstig; murder, detailblutig

gory [ˈgɔːrɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (battle, death) → sanguinoso/a
the gory details (hum) → i dettagli più scabrosi, i particolari più piccanti
gory [ˈgɔːrɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (battle, death) → sanguinoso/a
the gory details (hum) → i dettagli più scabrosi, i particolari più piccanti

gory gore


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The book is short a few of the gorier horrors of its predecessor, but still tells a compelling tale of agribusiness and its environmental devastation; the mammoth political and economic leverage of the fast-food industry; and the health havoc this industry wreaks.
Lally does not shirk from the gorier details of hive business: after stinging to death a mouse invader, the bees hurry to encase its corpse in resin and sweep out the bodies of their own dead; idealist Alfred is devastated to witness his beloved "pure" Queen gleefully mating with one drone after another and dropping their lifeless bodies to the ground.
 
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