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Definition of Goriness
1. the state of being gory [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Goriness
Literary usage of Goriness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gentleman's Magazine (1812)
"goriness, slightly, Ens. Johnson, severely; let batt. 43d foot, Major Wells,
severely,, Captains Ferguson and ..."
2. Certain Delightful English Towns: With Glimpses of the Pleasant Country Between by William Dean Howells (1906)
"The old church of Cheriton, with a cloud of immemorial associations, rose gray
in the background of the picture, and beyond the potential goriness of the ..."
3. Certain Delightful English Towns: With Glimpses of the Pleasant Country Between by William Dean Howells (1906)
"The old church of Cheriton, with a cloud of immemorial associations, rose gray
in the background of the picture, and beyond the potential goriness of the ..."
4. Varied Types by Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1908)
"But Mr. Baildon is scarcely alone in this error: few people j have understood
properly the goriness of Stevenson. Stevenson was essentially the robust ..."
5. London Films and Certain Delightful English Towns by William Dean Howells (1911)
"The old church of Cheriton, with a cloud of immemorial associations, rose gray
in the background of the picture, and beyond the potential goriness of the ..."
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