gory

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔː.ɹi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔɹ.i/

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• Rhymes: -ɔːɹi

Adjective

gory (comparative gorier, superlative goriest)

1. Covered with blood; very bloody.

   a gory movie

2. (informal) Unpleasant.

   Her autobiography gives all the gory details of her many divorces.

Anagrams

• Győr, gyro, gyro-, orgy

Noun

gory

1. Superseded spelling of góry.