About The Word Baleful

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Baleful to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Baleful definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Baleful

Baleful Meaning & Definition
Baleful Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Baleful?

[adj] threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the situation became ugly"
[adj] deadly or sinister; "the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Baleful: alarming | baneful | forbidding | maleficent | menacing | minacious | minatory | ominous | sinister | threatening | ugly

Related Terms | Find terms related to Baleful: apocalyptic | bad | baneful | bitchy | black | bodeful | boding | corroding | corrosive | corrupting | corruptive | counterproductive | cussed | damaging | dark | deadly | deleterious | detrimental | dire | direful | disadvantageous | disserviceable | distressing | doomful | dreary | evil | evil-starred | fateful | foreboding | gloomy | harmful | hateful | hurtful | ill | ill-boding | ill-fated | ill-omened | ill-starred | inauspicious | iniquitous | injurious | invidious | lethal | lowering | malefic | maleficent | malevolent | malicious | malign | malignant | mean | menacing | mischievous | nasty | noisome | noxious | of evil portent | ominous | ornery | pernicious | poisonous | portending | portentous | prejudicial | scatheful | sinister | somber | threatening | toxic | unfavorable | unfortunate | unlucky | unpromising | unpropitious | untoward | venenate | veneniferous | venenous | venomous | vicious | virulent | wicked

See Also |

Baleful In Webster's Dictionary

\Bale"ful\, a. [AS. bealoful. See {Bale} misery.] 1. Full of deadly or pernicious influence; destructive. ``Baleful enemies.'' --Shak. Four infernal rivers that disgorge Into the burning lake their baleful streams. --Milton. 2. Full of grief or sorrow; woeful; sad. [Archaic]

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Homo habilis ‐ extinct species of upright east African hominid having some advanced…
  • Jasminum ‐ shrubs and woody climbers mostly of tropical and temperate Old…
  • Deconstruction ‐ a philosophical theory of criticism (usually of literature or…
  • Silver wedding anniversary ‐ the 25th wedding…
  • Click open ‐ open with a clicking sound; "These keys have clicked open many…
  • Wagtail ‐ Old World bird having a very long tail that jerks up and down…
  • Diagram ‐ a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing…
  • File clerk ‐ a clerk who is employed to maintain the files of an…
  • Shrub ‐ A woody plant of relatively low height, having several stems…
  • Serial port ‐ an interface (commonly used for modems and mice and some printers)…