doomful
Americanadjective
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The city remains safe; the lawless crack-and-squeegee days, for all the wishful predictions of Mr. de Blasio’s most dogged, doomful critics, have not returned.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 3, 2016
When the question is asked of experts, answers range from Pollyannaish to doomful.
From Time Magazine Archive
Not since Korea's bleakest days has the draft loomed quite so doomful in the eyes of high school and college graduates.
From Time Magazine Archive
Born in the doomful deep of the old Ice Sea that froze ere Ymir rose From Niflheim's ebon breath.
From Song-Surf by Cale Young Rice
Think what a volley: reverberating doomful to the four corners of Paris, and through all hearts; like the clang of Bellona's thongs!
From The French Revolution by Thomas Carlyle
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