gory

gory
gorily, adv.goriness, n.
/gawr"ee, gohr"ee/, adj., gorier, goriest.
1. covered or stained with gore; bloody.
2. resembling gore.
3. involving much bloodshed and violence: a gory battle.
4. unpleasant or disagreeable: to reveal the gory details of a divorce.
[1470-80; GORE1 + -Y1]

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