English

gorily

From gory + -ly.

A compound of gory + -ly

Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- ‘to be warm’

Proto-Germanic *gurą ‘half-digested stomach contents’

Proto-West Germanic *gor

Old English gor ‘dirt, dung’

Old English gyr ‘filthy, muddy’

English gory

Today it means

adv In a gory manner

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