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2. with much bloodshed; involving or concerned with bloodshed: »
a gory murder or accident, a gory tale.
–gor´i|ly, adverb.–gor´i|ness, noun.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
gor´i|ness
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gor´geous|ness — gor|geous «GR juhs», adjective. 1. richly colored; showy; magnificent: »The peacock spread his gorgeous tail. The gorgeous sunset thrilled us all. SYNONYM(S): dazzling. 2. splendid: »I am taxed on my income! This is perfectly gorgeous! I never… … Useful english dictionary
gor´i|ly — gor|y «GR ee, GOHR », adjective, gor|i|er, gor|i|est. 1. covered with gore; stained with blood; bloody: »Everyone in the car accident was a gory mess. 2 … Useful english dictionary
gor|y — «GR ee, GOHR », adjective, gor|i|er, gor|i|est. 1. covered with gore; stained with blood; bloody: »Everyone in the car accident was a gory mess. 2 … Useful english dictionary
gor´geous|ly — gor|geous «GR juhs», adjective. 1. richly colored; showy; magnificent: »The peacock spread his gorgeous tail. The gorgeous sunset thrilled us all. SYNONYM(S): dazzling. 2. splendid: »I am taxed on my income! This is perfectly gorgeous! I never… … Useful english dictionary
gor|geous — «GR juhs», adjective. 1. richly colored; showy; magnificent: »The peacock spread his gorgeous tail. The gorgeous sunset thrilled us all. SYNONYM(S): dazzling. 2. splendid: »I am taxed on my income! This is perfectly gorgeous! I never felt so… … Useful english dictionary
gor — al·le·gor·i·cal; ban·gor; be·gor·ra; cat·e·gor·e·mat·ic; cat·e·gor·i·cal·ly; de·me·gor·ic; ful·gor; ful·gor·i·dae; gor; gor·ble; gor·bli·mey; gor·ceix·ite; gor·cock; gor·crow; gor·di·a·cea; gor·di·a·cean; gor·di·idae; gor·di·oi·dea; gor·don·ite;… … English syllables
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
al´le|gor´i|cal|ness — al|le|gor|i|cal «AL uh GR uh kuhl, GOR », adjective. 1. explaining or teaching something by a story; using allegory: »The parables in the Bible are allegorical. 2. consisting of or occurring in allegory: »The oldest of these show the twelve… … Useful english dictionary
cat´e|gor´i|cal|ness — cat|e|gor|i|cal «KAT uh GR uh kuhl, GOR », adjective. 1. a) without conditions or qualifications; positive: »His categorical answer left no doubt about his opinion. All we had from the union was a categorical “no” on all the points we raised… … Useful english dictionary
al´le|gor´i|cal|ly — al|le|gor|i|cal «AL uh GR uh kuhl, GOR », adjective. 1. explaining or teaching something by a story; using allegory: »The parables in the Bible are allegorical. 2. consisting of or occurring in allegory: »The oldest of these show the twelve… … Useful english dictionary
