Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gory

/ˈɡɔɹ.i/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables: gory
IPA: /ˈɡɔɹ.i/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Covered with blood; very bloody.

adj

Scandalous, and often unpleasant.

Informal

adj

Excessively detailed, often boringly so.

adj

Dated; Slang

name

Example Sentences

"a gory movie"
"Her autobiography gives all the gory details of her many divorces."
""What do you know of this Sara Stilton affair, Earl?" / "Not so much—but enough to denounce as high crime and treason her being permitted, let the paid, for eruditing on her muderous experiences and appearing upon the screen in all the gory glamour of shooting her ancient but wealthy husband. […]""
"In no time they fired away all the gory intimate details, down to his rose tattoo."
"[…] since the gory truth of the matter is I need scatterbrain automobiles of desire to burn up the road in order to get out of my own way"
""Don't be so modest, Caitlin. Let's hear all the gory details. For instance, was there leather involved? Or maybe some handcuffs?" / Jeremy giggled."

Etymology

From gore + -y. Compare Middle English gorry (“muddy”), and 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.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: gore

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡɔɹ.i/
British English: /ˈɡɔː.ɹi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

gorier (comparative) goriest (superlative) Gorys (plural)

Derived Forms

gorily goriness ungory

Phrases

gory details

Synonyms

bloodstained sanguinary sanguineous slaughterous butcherly

Rhymes With

story glory inventory tory rory corey laurie storey quarry lori lorry tori

Questions

How do you pronounce gory?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɔɹ.i/.
What does gory mean?: Covered with blood; very bloody.
Where does gory come from?: From gore + -y. Compare Middle English gorry (“muddy”), and 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.

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