Definition of GORY

gory

Adjective Satellite

  • covered with blood
    • "a gory dagger"
  • accompanied by bloodshed

Adj

  • Covered with blood; very bloody.
  • Unpleasant.

Adjective

  • Covered with or characterized by blood; bloody.

Examples

  • a gory movie
  • Her autobiography gives all the gory details of her many divorces.
  • The final score was quite GORY, reflecting the intense competition.

Origin / 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.

Scrabble Score: 8

gory: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
gory: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gory: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

gory: valid Words With Friends Word