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gory - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
adjective adjective
from The Century Dictionary.
heraldry , same as gored .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
adjective adjective
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
adjective covered with blood , very bloody adjective unpleasant
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
adjective adjective
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In races across the country, Democrats will give voters the opportunity to examine Republicans in gory detail -- up close and personal -- before Election Day.
Robert Creamer: Four More Reasons Why Democrats Will Retain Control of House and Senate Robert Creamer 2010
The answer my book will flesh out in gory detail: signaling.
The Education of Educators, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
A chimpanzee population split into two, and, over time, one group wiped out the other, in gory episodes of territorial attack and cannibalism.
Archive 2007-07-01 2007
PS: Everything about climate change science that you might want to know, in gory scientific detail: RealClimate index.
Think Progress » Treasury Secretary Nominee Says Failure To Ratify Kyoto Undermines U.S. Competitiveness 2006
When Julie reads, the issue presents itself in gory detail and sounds like fingernails drawn down a blackboard.
July 2006 2006
How many mornings have I found the leavings of his nightly hunts in gory little piles on the porch?
2006 May - Telic Thoughts 2006
When Julie reads, the issue presents itself in gory detail and sounds like fingernails drawn down a blackboard.
Word Blind 2006
How many mornings have I found the leavings of his nightly hunts in gory little piles on the porch?
Cat vs. Rabbit 2006
We are driven to war after war, violence on top of violence to appease madmen who believe in gory mythologies.
German Longsword: How to punish bad technique zornhau 2005
Although they describe Spanish atrocities in gory detail, it is done factually, with little emotion.
The Aztecs speak - an Aztec account of the Conquest of Mexico 2001
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