doomier; doomiest
: suggestive of doom : doomful

Examples of doomy in a Sentence

the surging doomy music in the background was an unmistakable sign that things would not end well for the movie's hero
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On the one hand, the music nestled alongside the doomy Goth rock of the Cure and Siouxie and the Banshees. David Chiu, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025 The book is narrated by a woman left to raise Renata, the dull and doomy teen-age daughter of a philandering husband who has abandoned them. Negar Azimi, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of doomy was in 1971

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“Doomy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doomy. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.

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