goriest
ˈɡɔriəst
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Definition of goriest - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

violenceRaremost involving or showing gruesome detailsRare
  • The goriest scenes in the book were hard to read.
  • The movie had the goriest special effects.
  • He described the goriest details of the accident.
bloodiest
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Origin of goriest

Old English, gor (dirt, dung) + -iest (superlative suffix)

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  1. French:sanglant, ...
  2. German:gruseligsten, ...
  3. Italian:più macabro, ...
  4. Spanish:más espeluznante, ...
  5. Portuguese:mais horrível, ...
  6. Chinese:最可怕的, ...
  7. Japanese:最も陰惨な, ...
  8. Arabic:الأَكْثَرُ دِمَوِيَّة, ...
  9. Hebrew:הכי מחריד, ...
  10. Russian:самый жуткий, ...
  11. Ukrainian:найжахливіший, ...
  12. Hindi:सबसे भयानक, ...
gory
ˈɡɔri
gorier

Definition of gory - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

1.
violenceinvolving bloodshed and violence
  • The movie was too gory for young viewers.
bloody grisly
2.
bloodcovered with blood or gore
  • The battlefield was a gory sight after the battle.
bloody grisly
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Expressions with gory

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explicit and vivid details of something unpleasant
He insisted on sharing all the gory details of his surgery.
avoid telling someone unpleasant or explicit details
She spared him the gory details of the accident.

Origin of gory

Old English, gor (dirt, blood)

Examples of gory in a sentence

  • He couldn't handle the gory details of the crime.
  • The horror movie was too gory for me.
  • His shirt was gory after the accident.

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  1. French:sanglant, ...
  2. German:blutig, ...
  3. Italian:cruento, insanguinato, ...
  4. Spanish:sangriento, ...
  5. Portuguese:sangrento, ensanguentado, ...
  6. Chinese:血腥的, 血腥, ...
  7. Japanese:残虐な, 血まみれの, ...
  8. Arabic:دَمَوِي, دَامٍ, ...
  9. Hebrew:עָקוּב מִדָּם, מְזַעֲזֵעַ בְּדָם, ...
  10. Russian:кровавый, ...
  11. Ukrainian:кривавий, закривавлений, ...
  12. Hindi:रक्तरंजित, लहूलुहान, ...

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