gory

[US]/'gɔːrɪ/
[UK]/'ɡɔri/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. covered in blood; full of violence and bloodshed. Comparative: gorier, superlative: goriest.

Example Sentences

a gory horror film.

she told him the gory details of her past.

The newspaper account of the accident gave all the gory details.

I shuddered when I heard the gory details.

Alack, alack, what blood is this, which stains the stony entrance of this sepulchre? What mean these masterless and gory swords to lie discolour'd by this place of peace?

The horror movie was filled with gory scenes.

The crime scene was particularly gory.

She couldn't bear to watch the gory details of the accident.

The novel described the battle in gory detail.

The gory makeup for Halloween was very realistic.

The gory images in the documentary were hard to watch.

The gory aftermath of the war was devastating.

The crime novel had a gory twist at the end.

The gory details of the murder were revealed in court.

The special effects team created incredibly gory scenes for the movie.

Real-world Examples

Don't shake your gory locks at me!

Source: Newsweek

And get ready for the goriest thought bubble yet. And really maybe the goriest episode yet?

Source: Crash Course in Drama

The full details-and gory pictures-are in the Journal of Experimental Biology.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American May 2020 Collection

" Well, I don't know if we need to give him all the gory details."

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

You know, Jody, I really don't think this is the time or place to discuss gory details.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 5

Well, now, that's where you're wrong. You get 'em when they're young. Give them all the gory details.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 2

So I'm not gonna go into the gory details because they're pretty gory.

Source: Financial Times Podcast

If something is gory, it has blood on it.

Source: Engvid-Gill Course Collection

Later, Allan heard some gory news accidentally.

Source: Pan Pan

The full details—and gory pictures—are in the Journal of Experimental Biology.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American July 2019 Collection

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