gory
gor·y / ˈgôrē/ • adj. (gor·i·er, gor·i·est) involving or showing violence and bloodshed: a gory horror film. ∎ covered in blood.PHRASES: the gory details humorous the explicit details of something: she told him the gory details of her past.DERIVATIVES: gor·i·ly / -rəlē/ adv.gor·i·ness n.
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