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English Dictionary: baleful	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for baleful
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
baleful adj deadly or sinister; "the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look" Synonym(s): baleful, 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" Synonym(s): baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Baleful \Bale"ful\, a. [AS. bealoful. See {Bale} misery.] 1. Full of deadly or pernicious influence; destructive. [bd]Baleful enemies.[b8] --Shak. Four infernal rivers that disgorge Into the burning lake their baleful streams. --Milton. 2. Full of grief or sorrow; woeful; sad. [Archaic]