doomful

[ doom-fuh l ]

/ ˈdum fəl /

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adjective

foreshadowing doom; portentously direful; ominous.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

dooly, doom, doom and gloom, doom palm, doom-laden, doomful, dooms, doomsayer, doomsday, doomsday book, doomsdayer

Origin of doomful

First recorded in 1580–90; doom + -ful

Related forms

doom·ful·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for 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.
The Light in the Clearing|Irving Bacheller