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ROOKY
Etymology
Adjective
rooky (not comparable)
full of rooks.
misty; gloomy.
Source: Wiktionary
Rook"y, a. Etym: [See Roky.]
Definition: Misty; gloomy. [Obs.] Light thickens, and the crow Makes wing to the rooky wood. Shak.
Note: Some make this Shakespearean word mean "abounding in rooks."
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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