Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Covered or stained with gore; bloody.
- adjective Full of or characterized by bloodshed and violence.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In heraldry, same as
gored . - Covered with gore or clotted blood; smeared with blood.
- Bloody; murderous.
- Resembling gore; bloody-looking.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Covered with gore or clotted blood.
- adjective Bloody; murderous.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
covered withblood , verybloody - adjective
unpleasant
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective covered with blood
- adjective accompanied by bloodshed
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Examples
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In races across the country, Democrats will give voters the opportunity to examine Republicans in gory detail -- up close and personal -- before Election Day.
Robert Creamer: Four More Reasons Why Democrats Will Retain Control of House and Senate Robert Creamer 2010
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The answer my book will flesh out in gory detail: signaling.
The Education of Educators, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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A chimpanzee population split into two, and, over time, one group wiped out the other, in gory episodes of territorial attack and cannibalism.
Archive 2007-07-01 2007
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PS: Everything about climate change science that you might want to know, in gory scientific detail: RealClimate index.
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When Julie reads, the issue presents itself in gory detail and sounds like fingernails drawn down a blackboard.
July 2006 2006
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How many mornings have I found the leavings of his nightly hunts in gory little piles on the porch?
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When Julie reads, the issue presents itself in gory detail and sounds like fingernails drawn down a blackboard.
Word Blind 2006
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How many mornings have I found the leavings of his nightly hunts in gory little piles on the porch?
Cat vs. Rabbit 2006
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We are driven to war after war, violence on top of violence to appease madmen who believe in gory mythologies.
German Longsword: How to punish bad technique zornhau 2005
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Although they describe Spanish atrocities in gory detail, it is done factually, with little emotion.
The Aztecs speak - an Aztec account of the Conquest of Mexico 2001
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