Hyper Dictionary

English Dictionary Computer Dictionary Thesaurus Dream Dictionary Medical Dictionary


Search Dictionary:  

Meaning of GORY

Pronunciation:  'gowree

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  covered with blood; "a bloodstained shirt"; "a gory dagger"
  2. [adj]  accompanied by bloodshed; "this bitter and sanguinary war"
 
 Websites: 
  • Find Records On Mr/Mrs Gory
    Now you can do a total background check on anyone. Using criminal, financial, phone, federal, state, driving, and even FBI files, you're able to get all the facts on anybody! Be careful though, this software is so good ... it's addictive!!!
    www.award-winning-software.com
 
 Synonyms: bloodstained, bloody, butcherly, sanguinary, sanguineous, slaughterous
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Gor"y\, a. [From {Gore}.]
1. Covered with gore or clotted blood.
         Thou canst not say I did it; never shake Thy gory
         locks at me.                          --Shak.
2. Bloody; murderous. ``Gory emulation.'' --Shak.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: blood-colored, blood-spattered, bloodstained, bloodthirsty, bloody, bloody-minded, bloody-red, cruel, cutthroat, ensanguined, grisly, gruesome, homicidal, horrific, murderous, red-handed, sanguinary, sanguine, sanguineous, self-destructive, slaughterous, suicidal
 

 

 

 

COPYRIGHT © 2000-2003 WEBNOX CORP. HOME | ABOUT HYPERDICTIONARY