doomful
adjective
foreshadowing doom; portentously direful; ominous.
doomfully
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a word derived from
doomful.
Example Sentences
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And high above me now the bridge seemed to move off to where I could not see, striding like a robot, an iron man, whose iron legs clanged doomfully as it moved.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
I didn't see Mrs. Whelply about Kathleen's" wreath that she wrote about——" "You'll be drowned," said Mrs. Mangan, doomfully; "and sure if Larry comes over, what'll I say to him?"
From Mount Music by Martin Ross
