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- noun The state of being
gory
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Examples
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Heavy metal: Gaga has often said she wants to write pop songs that metal fans would like, and the Grand Guignol of hard rock, its goriness, its drama and its theatre, has clearly loomed large in her creative imagination.
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He tried to scare Ismael, first with the goriness of war and death, and then with the lack of glory in urban, house-to-house warfare.
A Country Called AMREEKA Alia Malek 2009
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He tried to scare Ismael, first with the goriness of war and death, and then with the lack of glory in urban, house-to-house warfare.
A Country Called AMREEKA Alia Malek 2009
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He tried to scare Ismael, first with the goriness of war and death, and then with the lack of glory in urban, house-to-house warfare.
A Country Called AMREEKA Alia Malek 2009
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The goriness on the screen is less than that of the real world.
Karin Badt: Kitano Outdoes Kick-Ass Violence at Cannes Karin Badt 2010
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The goriness on the screen is less than that of the real world.
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These flashbacks as well as the lighting, sets, camera angles and high goriness factor add to the surreal aspect of this film.
Opera (1987) 2010
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The tenderness of the Nathan/Clarissa relationship is a stark and refreshing contrast to the goriness that tends to creep in, and the total lack of respect for human dignity that the evil characters in this series tend to possess.
Temple of the Winds by Terry Goodkind John Loyd 2010
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The court case in its long protracted goriness scarred me worse than the actual assaults did.
Charlotte Hilton Andersen: An Open Letter to Rihanna: What It's Like Taking Your Boyfriend To Court 2009
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The artistic talent in bands like Iron-Maiden's images always fascinated me ... even with the goriness of it.
Lost, sexy bra and panties, Bisen, Shitajiki, beauty Elizabeth McClung 2008
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