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doomful
[ doom-fuhl ]
/ ˈdum fəl /
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adjective
foreshadowing doom; portentously direful; ominous.
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OTHER WORDS FROM doomful
doom·ful·ly, adverbWords nearby doomful
doolie, Doolittle, dooly, doom, doom and gloom, doomful, doom-laden, doom palm, dooms, doomsayer, doomscroll
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How to use doomful in a sentence
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.
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