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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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Adj.	1.	gory - covered with blood; "a bloodstained shirt"; "a gory dagger" bloodstained 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" sanguinary, sanguineous, slaughterous, butcherly 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

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.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

gory

adjective

1. Of or covered with blood:

bloody.

2. Attended by or causing bloodshed:

bloody, sanguinary, sanguineous.

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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

gore

(goː) noun

blood (especially when it is thick and solid). After the battle, the knight was covered in gore.sangre derramada, sangre coagulada

verb

(of an animal) to pierce with its horns, tusks etc. The bull gored the farmer to death.cornear, dar una cornada a

ˈgory adjective

with a lot of blood or bloodshed. a gory battle; a gory tale.sangriento, ensangrentado

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