doomy
Britishadjective
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despondent or pessimistic
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depressing, frightening, or chilling
Other Word Forms
- doomily adverb
Example Sentences
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But when they all bore down on the doomy grandeur of “Hey Hey, My My,” they sounded like a freight train barreling in one direction.
From Los Angeles Times
Despite making his name with doomy dystopian electropop, he stubbornly treated the audience to a heaping portion of late-period stuff: grinding industrial rock from a phase when he appeared to be following the lead of Nine Inch Nails and Marilyn Manson.
From Los Angeles Times
“There’s certainly plenty of things to be doomy about,” Nye says.
From Seattle Times
Set across the course of several doomy days in Cole’s life, the film sticks uncomfortably close to him as he stumbles through a swirl of personal drama, promotional appearances, fan adulation and decadent indulgence, interrupted by the occasional jolt of actual creativity.
From Los Angeles Times
But he made unpredictable times feel less doomy and isolating by combining news of domestic strife with happenings beyond our borders.
From Los Angeles Times
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