gory

See also: góry

English

Etymology

From gore +‎ -y. Compare Middle English 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
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡɔːɹ.i/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔːri

Adjective

gory (comparative gorier, superlative goriest)

  1. covered with blood, very bloody
  2. unpleasant

Translations
unpleasant — see unpleasant
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Anagrams

Lower Sorbian

Noun

gory

  1. Superseded spelling of góry.
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