gory
adjective
ˈgȯr-ē 
gorier; goriest
1
: covered with gore : bloodstained
2
: bloodcurdling, sensational
wanted to hear the gory details
Synonyms
- bloodstained
- bloody
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Example Sentences
doesn't watch too many movies that feature gory violence
Recent Examples on the Web Satanic Rites approaches the genre in an inspired way that more films should — as a gory political thriller with vampires. 
Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2022 The new series struck familiar themes: a succession drama filled with jealousy, flying dragons and gory human deaths. Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2022 For every gory flick from the '80s, there's another that's genre-blending and inventive, using comedy or action or sci-fi to show there's tons of ways to make a creepy horror masterpiece. Joshua Ocampo, Men's Health, 11 Aug. 2022 Years later, the vampire facial is still going strong, and celebrities and skincare enthusiasts alike have implemented this seemingly gory practice into their own wellness routines. Lauren Tappan, Town & Country, 25 July 2022 The 9-year-old staged a gory special effects prank on her mom Kim Kardashian with a crime scene that was so realistic the family's housekeeper alerted the authorities. Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 12 July 2022 Max begins suffering the gory effects of Vecna's ritual—which include the victim's bones breaking and eyes bleeding—before Eleven taps into her power and blasts the monster away. Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 July 2022 Five people died that day as Trump supporters battled the police in gory hand-to-hand combat to storm the Capitol. Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2022 Five people died that day as Trump supporters battled the police in gory hand-to-hand combat to storm the Capitol. Lisa Mascaro, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2022 See More
Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2022 The new series struck familiar themes: a succession drama filled with jealousy, flying dragons and gory human deaths. Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2022 For every gory flick from the '80s, there's another that's genre-blending and inventive, using comedy or action or sci-fi to show there's tons of ways to make a creepy horror masterpiece. Joshua Ocampo, Men's Health, 11 Aug. 2022 Years later, the vampire facial is still going strong, and celebrities and skincare enthusiasts alike have implemented this seemingly gory practice into their own wellness routines. Lauren Tappan, Town & Country, 25 July 2022 The 9-year-old staged a gory special effects prank on her mom Kim Kardashian with a crime scene that was so realistic the family's housekeeper alerted the authorities. Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 12 July 2022 Max begins suffering the gory effects of Vecna's ritual—which include the victim's bones breaking and eyes bleeding—before Eleven taps into her power and blasts the monster away. Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 July 2022 Five people died that day as Trump supporters battled the police in gory hand-to-hand combat to storm the Capitol. Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2022 Five people died that day as Trump supporters battled the police in gory hand-to-hand combat to storm the Capitol. Lisa Mascaro, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing gory
Kids Definition
gory
adjective
ˈgȯr-ē
gorier; goriest
1
: covered with blood
2
: having or showing much violence and bloodshed
gory
adjective
as in bloody
smeared or stained with blood doesn't watch too many movies that feature gory violence Synonyms & Similar Words
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- bloody
- reddish
- red
- bloodstained
- crimson
- ruby
- carmine
- sanguinary
- sanguineous
- incarnadine
- bloodred
- sanguine
Synonym Chooser
The words bloody and sanguinary are common synonyms of gory. While all three words mean "affected by or involving the shedding of blood," gory suggests a profusion of blood and slaughter.
exceptionally gory, even for a horror movie
Although the words bloody and gory have much in common, bloody is applied especially to things that are actually covered with blood or are made up of blood.
bloody hands
In some situations, the words sanguinary and gory are roughly equivalent. However, sanguinary applies especially to something attended by, or someone inclined to, bloodshed.
the Civil War was America's most sanguinary conflict