GORY
bloodstained, gory
(adjective) covered with blood; “a bloodstained shirt”; “a gory dagger”
gory, sanguinary, sanguineous, slaughterous, butcherly
(adjective) accompanied by bloodshed; “this bitter and sanguinary war”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
gory (comparative gorier, superlative goriest)
covered with blood, very bloody
(informal) unpleasant
Anagrams
• GyĹ‘r, gyro, gyro-, ogry, orgy
Source: Wiktionary
Gor"y, a. Etym: [From Gore.]
1. Covered with gore or clotted blood. Thou canst not say I did it; never shake Thy gory locks at me. Shak.
2. Bloody; murderous. "Gory emulation." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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