gory

go·ry

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

gor′i·ly adv.
gor′i·ness n.
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gory

(ˈɡɔːrɪ)
adj, gorier or goriest
1. horrific or bloodthirsty: a gory story.
2. involving bloodshed and killing: a gory battle.
3. covered in gore
ˈgorily adv
ˈgoriness n
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gor•y

(ˈgɔr i, ˈgoʊr i)

adj. gor•i•er, gor•i•est.
1. covered with gore; bloody.
2. involving much bloodshed.
3. unpleasant or sensational: the gory details of a divorce.
[1470–80]
gor′i•ly, adv.
gor′i•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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"
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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.
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gory

adjective
1. Of or covered with blood:
2. Attended by or causing bloodshed:
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Translations
دامٍ ، مُلَطَّخ بالدم
krvavý
blodig
blutrünstig
sanglant
blóîugur
cruentoinsanguinatosanguinoso
bloddryppende
kan içindekanlı
流血的血淋淋的

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
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

gory

[ˈgɔːri] adj
[scene, picture] → sanglant(e)
(= unpleasant) the gory details → les détails sordides
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

gory

adj scene, story, violenceblutrünstig; murder, detailblutig
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

gory

[ˈgɔːrɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (battle, death) → sanguinoso/a
the gory details (hum) → i dettagli più scabrosi, i particolari più piccanti
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

gore

(goː) noun
blood (especially when it is thick and solid). After the battle, the knight was covered in gore.
verb
(of an animal) to pierce with its horns, tusks etc. The bull gored the farmer to death.
ˈgory adjective
with a lot of blood or bloodshed. a gory battle; a gory tale.
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