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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
Adjective
[gorier, goriest]
1. horrific or bloodthirsty: the gory details
2. bloody: gory remains
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
2. bloody, bloodstained, blood-soaked
Translations
gory [ˈgɔːrɪ] adjsangriento

gory [ˈgɔːrɪ] adjsanglant(e)

gory [ˈgɔːrɪ] adjblutig

gory [ˈgɔːrɪ] adjsanguinoso/a

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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