adj. 25B6; adjective
a gory ritual slaughter : GRISLY, gruesome, violent, bloody, brutal, savage; ghastly, frightful, horrid, fearful, hideous, macabre, horrible, horrific; shocking, appalling, monstrous, unspeakable; informal blood-and-guts, sick-making.
gory pieces of flesh : BLOODY, bloodstained, bloodsoaked.