gory

[gawr-ee, gohr-ee]

adjective

gorier, goriest 

1. covered or stained with gore; bloody.

2. resembling gore.

3. involving much bloodshed and violence.

   a gory battle.

4. unpleasant or disagreeable.

   to reveal the gory details of a divorce.

gory

/ ˈɡɔːrɪ /

adjective

1. horrific or bloodthirsty

   a gory story

2. involving bloodshed and killing

   a gory battle

3. covered in gore

Other Word Forms

• gorily adverb
• goriness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of gory¹

First recorded in 1470–80; gore ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Season 1 was surprisingly great — a gory but smart, richly developed retro-futuristic reflection of class conflict — and wound up being one of Prime Video’s most-watched shows ever.

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He also said despite warnings from teachers that Rudakubana was looking up gory and violent images online, he was too afraid to restrict his teenaged son's internet access in case it provoked a violent response.

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To survive, the Predator brand needed to widen its scope beyond the gory mayhem in some past movies, Trachtenberg said.

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A recent string of deadly bear attacks has prompted Japanese filmmakers to postpone the release of a gory horror movie with the same theme.

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Classical music was the extreme music of its time, and proved you don’t need electricity, amplification or even gory lyrics to be heavy.

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Related Words

• murderous