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baleful meaning and definition

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BALEFUL adjective

Definition of baleful (adjective)

  1. deadly or sinister
    • "the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look"
    • synonyms: baneful
  2. 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

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