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baleful::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | baneful |
| Derivation | balefulness |
the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look.
baleful::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening |
| Derivation | balefulness |
a baleful look.
Examples of baleful
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There are plenty of baleful consequences of public debt and excessive regulation.
From the forbes.com
Virginia Woolf at its best is a baleful, brutally funny explosion of black humor.
From the time.com
Instead, the movie is kept going by the baleful novelty of being about Kennedy.
From the time.com
Studies from many nations show that normal school hours have a baleful impact.
From the guardian.co.uk
Failing to grip, it sank below the surface, staring up in baleful frustration.
From the guardian.co.uk
That's where the vulture I mentioned earlier perches, spreading its baleful wings.
From the theater.nytimes.com
This baleful opinion is expressed by a captive member of the Dutch Parliament.
From the time.com
The expense is nevertheless worthwhile for the baleful banter of the dealers.
From the guardian.co.uk
Lozano's baleful, searching look becomes a single sustained note in her performance.
From the sfgate.com
- Deadly or sinister; "the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look"
- 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"
- (balefully) in a baleful manner; "she looked at him balefully"
- (balefulness) maleficence: the quality or nature of being harmful or evil
- Portending evil; ominous; Miserable, wretched, distressed, suffering
- 1. hurtful; malignant. 2. Archaic: sorrowful, miserable (see malefic)
- (adj) - evil, harmful, malignant
