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goresome

goresome adjective: characterised or marked by gore.

Adjective

goresome (comparative more goresome, superlative most goresome)

  1. Characterised or marked by gore
    • This gross and goresome act is certainly capable of turning the staunchest butcher's stomach, but still it pervades my very being and feeds my mental sails with its hot and hoary winds.2000, Francis DiPietro, Nest: 28 Tales of Pulp Fiction

Forms of goresome

comparativemore goresome
superlativemost goresome
alternative formgore-some

Origin of goresome

From gore + -some.

Questions about goresome

What does goresome mean?
Goresome means characterised or marked by gore.
What part of speech is goresome?
Goresome is an adjective.

Words near goresome in the dictionary

  1. gorer
  2. gorers
  3. gores
  4. Goresbridge
  5. Goreses
  6. goresome
  7. goretastic
  8. Goretober
  9. Goretzke
  10. Gorevan
  11. Gorevans

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