gory Copy link Outline 1. cruentus2. cruentātus (strictly part. of cruento, that has just been stained with gore) • gory: 1. cruentus: a g. sword, c. gladius, Quint.: a g. corpse, c. cadaver, Cic. Fig.: g. Mars, c. Mars., Hor.: v. blood-stained. 2. cruentātus (strictly part. of cruento, that has just been stained with gore): a g. sword, c. gladius, Cic. Inv. 2, 4, 14. To make g., cruentare, e. g., manus [sanguine], Nep. Epam. 10, fin.: Ov.