gory
Steeped in bloodshed
Gory describes something covered in blood or involving graphic bloodshed: a gory crime scene, the gory details of the accident.
The word often appears in discussions of violent films or literature: The movie was too gory for my taste.
Figuratively, gory can describe anything unpleasantly detailed or explicit: She spared us the gory details of her divorce.
Gore-covered or British curse
- bloodiedSmeared with vital fluid
- blood-soakedSaturated with bodily fluid
- bloodstainedMarked with dried red
- hemorrhagingExcessive blood loss
bleeding · severed · mutilated · dismembered · entrails · viscera · guts · carnage
Clearly and directly expressed
- vividIntensely clear and bright
- detailedFull of specifics
- unflinchingRefusing to show fear
- luridShockingly vivid or gruesome
disturbing · shocking · realistic · gruesome · macabre · uncensored · gratuitous · sensationalized
bloody
Gore-covered or British curse
- bloodiedSmeared with vital fluid
- blood-soakedSaturated with bodily fluid
- bloodstainedMarked with dried red
hemorrhaging · bleeding · severed · mutilated · dismembered · entrails · viscera · guts · carnage · slaughter
explicit
Clearly and directly expressed
- vividIntensely clear and bright
- detailedFull of specifics
- unflinchingRefusing to show fear
lurid · disturbing · shocking · realistic · gruesome · macabre · uncensored · gratuitous · sensationalized · visceral
slasher
Knife-wielding horror villain
bloodbath · chainsaw · zombie · undead · scream · torture · nightmare · ghoulish · monstrous · terrifying
brutal
Savagely harsh or severe
bloodthirsty · merciless · ruthless · barbaric · sadistic · cruel · ferocious · inhuman · pitiless · atrocity
- scary feelingsterrified, frightening, dreadful, creepiness, goosebumps
gorypleasant
Giving enjoyment or comfort
delightful · pleasing · enchanting · agreeable · lovely
goryfamily-friendly
Suitable for all ages
wholesome · innocent · kid-friendly · G-rated · gentle
- Al GoreFormer vice president, environmentalist
- blood and gore
- gory details
- Bush v GoreDisputed election's final ruling
- Bush v. GoreElection-deciding court case
- Gore Vidal"Burr" historical novelist