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gory

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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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Two doctors- one of whom was pale and trembling- were silently doing something to this man's other, gory leg.
A gory knife had been found close to the murdered man, and it had been recognized by somebody as be- longing to Muff Potter -- so the story ran.
As the animal's fierce clawing ceased, the bull raised his gory, sightless head, and with a horrid roar ran headlong across the arena.
 
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