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BALEFUL

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developmentsplay

Example:

the situation became ugly

Synonyms:

baleful; forbidding; menacing; minacious; minatory; ominous; sinister; threatening

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

alarming (frightening because of an awareness of danger)

Derivation:

balefulness (the quality or nature of being harmful or evil)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Deadly or sinisterplay

Example:

the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look

Synonyms:

baleful; baneful

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

maleficent (harmful or evil in intent or effect)

Derivation:

balefulness (the quality or nature of being harmful or evil)

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