Meaning
Covered with blood; very bloody.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From gore + -y. Compare Middle English gorry (“muddy”), and 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.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 3 recorded puzzles: