[
US
/ˈɡɔɹi/
]
[ UK /ɡˈɔːɹi/ ]
[ UK /ɡˈɔːɹi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
covered with blood
a gory dagger
a bloodstained shirt -
accompanied by bloodshed
this bitter and sanguinary war
How To Use gory In A Sentence
- So on this line of thought, the anti-social behavior of young people in this category derives from their "demoralization" -- their failure, or society's failure, to absorb a compelling set of normative standards about personal and social conduct. Disaffected youth
- Another category of vessels and flatware was distinguished by the use of precious stones or exotic materials, such as coral, mother-of-pearl, or coconut shell.
- The line of stemware and tumblers feature a unique magnesium-based crystal that the company says eliminates the trade-off between clarity and durability in this product category.
- The original version is censored, using goofy Batman inspired cartoon balloon words to block out some excessively gory details.
- Therefore, the degree to which official statistics underestimate the actual level of crime depends on the particular category of crime.
- One might be optimistic and say that, given it's their job to judge a book by the words on the page rather than by the stushie surrounding it, one can expect them to be more concentrated in the category of detached shruggers; one can expect a higher standard of scrutiny, surely. Hype Hype Hoorah!
- Everything else is kind of lumped into the "overbooked" category that people say we see far too often in TNA. PWTorch.com
- This day wilt thou either bring back in triumph the gory head and spoils of Aeneas, and we will avenge Lausus 'agonies; or if no force opens a way, thou wilt die with me: for I deem not, bravest, thou wilt deign to bear an alien rule and a Teucrian lord.' The Aeneid of Virgil
- Further subdivision of the second category is based on the width of the primary branches, which decreases distally only slightly in C. arboreus, but markedly in C. concentricus.
- I would add another category to your dichotomy (trichotomy?) and that would be 'the street'. Online Content Bundling, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty