gory

American  

[gawr-ee, gohr-ee] / ˈgɔr i, ˈgoʊr i /

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.

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gory British  

/ ˈɡɔːrɪ /

adjective

1. horrific or bloodthirsty

   a gory story

2. involving bloodshed and killing

   a gory battle

3. covered in gore

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Other Word Forms

• gorily adverb
• goriness noun

Etymology

Origin of gory

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.

From MarketWatch

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

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Los Angeles Times

The immersive “Stepping on the Tail of a Rainbow” exhibit featured augmented reality experiences that let visitors use smartphones to bring new “life” to the vibrant, gory, goofy and grand pieces surrounding them.

From Los Angeles Times

But later on Wednesday night, the full extent of those emails were published by Bloomberg, and the prime minister read the exchanges in all their gory glory.

From BBC

Related Words

• murderous