doomful en · ADJ
Etymology
From doom + -ful.
Meanings
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Full of, or portending, doom.
that doomful deluge
1612, Michael Drayton, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [John Selden], editor, Poly-Olbion. Or A Chorographicall Description of Tracts, Riuers, Mountaines, Forests, and Other Parts of this Renowned Isle of Great Britaine, […], London: […] [Humphrey Lownes] for M[athew] Lownes; I[ohn] Browne; I[ohn] Helme; I[ohn] Busbie, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more doomful | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most doomful | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |