doomful

[doom-fuh l]

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adjective

foreshadowing doom; portentously direful; ominous.

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Origin of doomful

First recorded in 1580–90; doom + -ful

Related formsdoom·ful·ly, adverb

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Related Words

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

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.
The Light in the Clearing
Irving Bacheller