 baleful |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] deadly or sinister | |
| Synonyms: | baneful | |
| Examples: | "the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look" |
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| Related terms: | maleficent | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments | |
| Synonyms: | ominous sinister threatening menacing ugly minatory minacious forbidding | |
| Examples: | "a baleful look" "forbidding thunderclouds" "his tone became menacing" "ominous rumblings of discontent" "sinister storm clouds" "a sinister smile" "his threatening behavior" |
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| Related terms: | alarming | |
| Similar spelling: |
balefully ball_field bailable |
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