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goriest

goriest is the superlative form of gory.

Meaning of gory

Adjective

gory (comparative gorier, superlative goriest)

  1. Covered with blood; very bloody.
    • a gory movie
  2. (informal) Scandalous, and often unpleasant.
    • Her autobiography gives all the gory details of her many divorces.
  3. (figuratively) Excessively detailed, often boringly so.
    • I ask the obligatory questions about how he thought she was doing and if he changed the medicine. I bite my tongue and get all the gory information. She tortures me for a while, knowing what I really want to know. Then I ask the two most important questions about the medication change. In no...2007 05, Angela Thompson, Where the Heck Is That Place Called Hope?, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 129
  4. (dated, slang) Bloody; pesky.
    • "It's like being in a gory squirrel cage with you three going round and round and getting nowhere."1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London

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Questions about goriest

What is goriest the superlative form of?
Goriest is the superlative form of gory.

Words near goriest in the dictionary

  1. gorhen
  2. gorhens
  3. gori
  4. gori mem
  5. gorier
  6. goriest
  7. gorilka
  8. gorilkas
  9. gorilla
  10. gorilla in the room
  11. gorilla pimp

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