gorygor‧y /ˈɡɔːri/ adjective 
Examples
a gory horror movie gory tales of murder► see thesaurus at violent2(all) the gory details all the details about an unpleasant or interesting event – often used humorously: Come on, I want to hear all the gory details.3literary covered in blood
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- The book's descriptions of the killings were unbelievably gory.
- Forget the stories about chivalrous knights and the clash of arms - it was one gory, blood-spattered mess.
- He had his friend grab the dead man by the hair and raise the gory head off the ground, brains dripping.
- However, 44% of you feel that these reports should leave the gory details out and 39% feel they encourage copycat crimes.
- It is like a simmering volcano that occasionally throws up spurts of gory violence.
- It is, at times, too gory for kids.
- She returned to her gory work, which had become less disturbing than her conversations with von Stein.
- The regiment halted amidst a gory, ghastly scene.
THESAURUS► violent
Collocations using force to hurt or kill people – used about people, crimes etc. Also used about films or books that contain a lot of violence: · a violent man who couldn’t control his temper· the increase in violent crime· The film is too violent to be shown to children.
► vicious violent and dangerous, and seeming to enjoy hurting people for no reason: · a vicious attack on an unarmed man· We were surrounded by a gang of vicious thugs, armed with knives.
► rough using force or violence, but not causing serious injury: · Some of the boys were being a bit rough with the younger kids.· There were complaints about rough treatment by the police.
► brutal behaving in a way that is very cruel and violent, and showing no pity: · Idi Amin was a brutal dictator.· a particularly brutal murder· The prison guards were brutal and corrupt.
► savage attacking people in a particularly cruel way – used about people and fighting, especially in news reports: · a savage killer· There was savage fighting in the capital Mogadishu.
► bloody a bloody battle or war is very violent and a lot of people are killed or injured: · a bloody civil war· The Russians were engaged in a bloody battle against the German army.
► ferocious a ferocious attack or battle is extremely violent. Also used about animals that are likely to attack in a very violent way: · The two armies fought a ferocious battle.· a ferocious beast· It was the most ferocious attack I have ever seen.
► fierce a fierce animal or person looks frightening and likely to attack people: · A fierce dog stood growling at the gate.· Bears are always fierce when they have young.· fierce bodyguards
► bloodthirsty a bloodthirsty person enjoys watching violence. A bloodthirsty story contains a lot of violent scenes: · In Mexico, humans were sacrificed to bloodthirsty gods.· a bloodthirsty tale of revenge
► gory showing or describing injuries, blood, death etc clearly and in detail: · a gory horror movie· The book was too gory for many readers.
Longman Language Activatorstories, films etc► violent violent films, stories, or television programmes contain a lot of fighting and killing: · I think Tarantino's films are too violent.· Do violent programmes and video games really cause people to become more aggressive?
► gory gory films, descriptions etc clearly show or describe violent injuries, blood, death etc: · The book's descriptions of the killings were unbelievably gory.· a gory horror movie
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► gory details
Phrases (=full details about an unpleasant or interesting event – often used humorously)· She wanted to hear all the gory details about Tina's date with Nigel.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► detail· However, 44% of you feel that these reports should leave the gory details out and 39% feel they encourage copycat crimes.· Log on and get the gory details.· The children loved the ship and gory details of life aboard.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► (all) the gory details
1informal clearly describing or showing violence, blood, and killing: - However, 44% of you feel that these reports should leave the gory details out and 39% feel they encourage copycat crimes.
- Log on and get the gory details.
a gory horror movie gory tales of murder► see thesaurus at violent2(all) the gory details all the details about an unpleasant or interesting event – often used humorously: Come on, I want to hear all the gory details.3literary covered in blood