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baleful in WordNet English dictionary
adjective- 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"
baleful forbidding menacing minacious minatory ominous sinister threatening
- deadly or sinister
"the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look"
baleful baneful
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