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Definition of Doomful
1. a. Full of condemnation or destructive power.
Definition of Doomful
1. Adjective. Full of condemnation or destructive power. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Doomful
1. ominous [adj] - See also: ominous
Lexicographical Neighbors of Doomful
Literary usage of Doomful
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. William Morris: Poet, Craftsman, Socialist by Elisabeth Luther Cary (1902)
"Mr. Morris translates: ' her inmost heart still sorely did enfold That grief of
body set at naught by Paris' doomful deed.' Can anything be much less ..."
2. The Odyssey of Homer by Homer, William Morris (1887)
"... Nor shall any thereof escape it, his death and his doomful day. But one thing
now do I tell thee, and the same to thy heart do thou lay, Whenas I shall ..."
3. Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain (2000)
"At last somebody said, with a doomful sigh,— “Well yonder's Hat Island—and we
can't make it.” All the watches closed with a snap, everybody sighed and ..."
4. The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil, Charles James Billson (1906)
"... doomful engine, big with arms, Surmounts our wall. Boys and unwedded girls
Chant hymns around, and touch the rope with glee. ..."
5. The Principles of Psychology by William James (1890)
"... signified all that was wonderful and elusive of determination in the line of
speed; and the way in which Science laid her doomful hand upon this mystery ..."
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