gory

adj

1. Covered with blood; very bloody.

   “a gory movie”

2. (informal)Scandalous, and often unpleasant.

   “Her autobiography gives all the gory details of her many divorces.”

   “"What do you know of this Sara Stilton affair, Earl?" / "Not so much—but enough to denounce as high crime and treason her being permitted, let the paid, for eruditing on her muderous experiences and appearing upon the screen in all the gory glamour of shooting her ancient but wealthy husband. […]"”

   “In no time they fired away all the gory intimate details, down to his rose tattoo.”

   “[…] since the gory truth of the matter is I need scatterbrain automobiles of desire to burn up the road in order to get out of my own way”

   “"Don't be so modest, Caitlin. Let's hear all the gory details. For instance, was there leather involved? Or maybe some handcuffs?" / Jeremy giggled.”

3. (figuratively)Excessively detailed, often boringly so.

   “I ask the obligatory questions about how he thought she was doing and if he changed the medicine. I bite my tongue and get all the gory information. She tortures me for a while, knowing what I really want to know. Then I ask the two most important questions about the medication change. In no particular order, “Are we going to get to go to the all you can eat[…]”

   “All the gory information is in the footnotes to the financial statements. Under U.S. GAAP, companies are required to disclose information about their accounting choices and their expenses in the footnotes. The notes[…]”

   “[…] level detail, you may be thinking that all you need is a big, fast DBMS to handle the gory transaction minutiae, and your job is over. Unfortunately, even with […]”

   “When they go for a drink at the local pub, they may be quite bored with the gory minutiae of the local gossip.”

4. (dated, slang)Bloody; pesky.

   “"It's like being in a gory squirrel cage with you three going round and round and getting nowhere."”

name

1. A surname.