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Meaning of 'baleful' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Baleful [ a.]
- Full of deadly or pernicious influence; destructive.
- Full of grief or sorrow; woeful; sad.

Meaning of 'baleful' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . baleful [ s]
Meaning (1):
- threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
Example in sentence:
  • a baleful look;
  • a sinister smile;
  • forbidding thunderclouds;
  • his threatening behavior;
  • his tone became menacing;
  • ominous rumblings of discontent;
  • sinister storm clouds;
  • the situation became ugly;
  • ugly black clouds
Meaning (2):
- deadly or sinister
Example in sentence:
  • the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look

Nearby Words:

balaam balachong balaenoidea balance balance wheel balanceable balanced balancement balancer balancereef

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