Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Very; absolutely: as, dooms bad (very bad).
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- noun Plural form of
doom .
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Examples
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The phrase dooms me to ridicule as I said, snaring me firmly in an awkward loss for words.
Planet Haskell 2009
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I was greeted with vitriol and called a dooms-dayer.
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« Prev Belichick's fourth-down call dooms Pats, sends Indy to victory
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Story: Fake punt call dooms Bulldogs shot at an upset
Homepage 2009
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Another wise thing Alfred did was to collect the laws or "dooms" of the earlier kings, so that every one might know what the law required.
Introductory American History Elbert Jay Benton
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He was a law-giver, but his "dooms" were likely to be framed only in consultation with the wise men, and they pertained to little else than the preservation of the peace.
The Governments of Europe Frederic Austin Ogg 1914
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I don't think this something that "dooms" libertarianism, but it is definitely an ill-timed event.
Freedom Democrats - Online Community for Libertarian Democrats 2008
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What do you think make the rest of the world revolt against the ruling class? or do we all think that going to war in far away countries would bring riches to us and less corruption that dooms our nation's private and public sectors?
Updated: WH, Senate Dems: No plans to use 'reconciliation' for health care 2009
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This action alone dooms the United States to a third world nation as it will bankrupt the country before it ever goes to work.
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As far as dooms day scenarios her party is the clear leader in that field.
ruzuzu commented on the word dooms
"Very; absolutely: as, dooms bad (very bad)."
--Century Dictionary
January 15, 2011
bilby commented on the word dooms
I was not aware of this usage as an intensifier. Promising.
June 4, 2024
bilby commented on the word dooms
Dooms interesting, hey what.
June 4, 2024