doomier; doomiest
: suggestive of doom : doomful
doomily adverb

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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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 James joined local band Death, adding free-ranging alto sax solos to its doomy sound derived from the Stooges and the Velvet Underground. Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 21 June 2024 The song begins with a jangly blues guitar lick before kicking into a doomy metal riff that sounds custom built for Osbourne’s voice. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024 There were doomy, crashing chords, relentless drumming, a pounding keyboard, and some vigorous tambourine. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2024 An ancient fear of pirates, especially, in the glassless porthole windows (small, to attract less attention) that seem like vigilant, doomy eyes. Antonia Quirke, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2019 Andy Haldane, the chief economist for the Bank of England, which was one of the sources of those doomy prognostications, agrees. John Lanchester, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 30 Dec. 2024.

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