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gory

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈɡɔɹi// UK //ɡˈɔːɹi// gory Informal

adj. describing something that shows a lot of blood and violence. You use this to talk about movies or stories that are very graphic and scary.

adj. containing or depicting graphic details of blood and violence. Often used to describe media content that is intended to be shocking or intense.


SIMPLE

The movie is very gory and might be too scary for children.

CONTEXTUAL

The director chose to make the film gory to emphasize the horror of the situation and make the audience feel the tension.

COMPLEX

While some critics praised the film's artistic merit, others found its gory scenes to be gratuitous and detracting from the overall narrative.

Synonyms
Origin

From gore + -y. Compare Middle English gorry (“muddy”), and güre, gire, girre (“gory, clotted”), from Old English gyr, gyru (“filthy, muddy”), from gor (“dirt, dung”); Old Frisian gere, iere (“muddy water”). More at gore.

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