About The Word Baleful
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Baleful
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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]
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