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doomful

[doom-fuh l]
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adjective

foreshadowing doom; portentously direful; ominous.

Origin of doomful

First recorded in 1580–90; doom + -ful
Related formsdoom·ful·ly, adverb
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Related Words for doomful

apocalyptic, prophetic, dangerous, sinister, threatening, perilous, dark, gloomy, dismal, dire, haunting, portentous, grim, perverse, evil, mischievous, ominous, malevolent, eventful, decisive

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Historical Examples of doomful

  • Once I heard a man telling of a doomful hour in which his fortune won by years of hard work, broke and vanished like a bubble.