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gory

 adjective
     
gor‧y
1 informal clearly describing or showing violence, blood, and killing:
a gory horror movie
gory tales of murder
2

(all) the gory details

all the details about an unpleasant or interesting event - often used humorously:
Come on, I want to hear all the gory details.
3 literary covered in blood
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