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gory

English

Etymology

From gore +? -y. Compare Middle English güre, gire, girre (gory, clotted), from Old English gyr, gyru (filthy, muddy), from gor (dirt, dung); Old Frisian gere, iere (muddy water). More at gore.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /?????.i/
  • Rhymes: -??ri

Adjective

gory (comparative gorier, superlative goriest)

  1. covered with blood, very bloody
  2. (informal) unpleasant
    Her autobiography gives all the gory details of her many divorces.

Translations

Anagrams

  • Gy?r, gyro, gyro-, ogry, orgy

Lower Sorbian

Noun

gory

  1. Superseded spelling of góry.

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terrifying

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?t???fa?.??/

Adjective

terrifying (comparative more terrifying, superlative most terrifying)

  1. Frightening or intimidating.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:frightening
  2. Of a formidable nature; terrific

Derived terms

  • terrifyingly

Related terms

  • terrify
  • terror

Translations

Verb

terrifying

  1. present participle of terrify

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