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English adjective: baleful | |||
| 1. | baleful deadly or sinister | ||
| Samples | The Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look. | ||
| Synonyms | baneful | ||
| Similar | maleficent | ||
| Antonyms | beneficent | ||
| 2. | baleful threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments | ||
| Samples | 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 | ||
| Similar | alarming | ||
| Antonyms | unalarming | ||
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