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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