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baleful meaning and definition
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Definition of baleful (adjective)
- deadly or sinister
- "the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look"
- synonyms: baneful
- 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"
- synonyms: forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening
Source: Princeton University Wordnet