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baleful

(beɪlfʊl)

adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

Baleful means harmful, or expressing harmful intentions.

[literary]

...a baleful look.

Synonyms: menacing, threatening, dangerous, frightening More Synonyms of baleful

balefully adverb [ADVERB with verb]

He watched her balefully.

baleful in British English

(ˈbeɪlfʊl)

adjective

harmful, menacing, or vindictive

2. archaic

dejected

Derived forms

balefully (ˈbalefully)

adverb

balefulness (ˈbalefulness)

noun

baleful in American English

(ˈbeɪlfəl)

adjective

harmful or threatening harm or evil; ominous; deadly

2. Archaic

sorrowful; wretched

SIMILAR WORDS: ˈsinister

Derived forms

balefully (ˈbalefully)

adverb

balefulness (ˈbalefulness)

noun

Word origin

ME < OE bealoful < bealu, bale2 + -ful, full

Examples of 'baleful' in a sentence
baleful

He just gives me a baleful look.That baleful glare demanded that you took him seriously.By now it had reached the sea, where it paused for a moment to fix us with a baleful stare.His baleful influence will wane. Look at the baleful example of MPs' salaries.Yet somehow, because of the baleful influence of these few councillors, the place is toxic.Under the baleful eye of the concierge, I head for the stairs down to the ballroom.

(adjective) in the sense of menacing

Definition

harmful, menacing, or vindictive

He had a baleful look.

Synonyms

menacing

His bushy eyebrows gave his face a menacing look.

threatening

a threatening atmosphere of rising tension and stress

dangerous

frightening

The latest crime statistics are frightening.

evil

Few people would not condemn slavery as evil.

deadly

a deadly disease currently affecting dolphins

forbidding

There was something severe and forbidding about her face.

intimidating

He was a huge, intimidating figure.

harmful

the harmful effects of smoking

sinister

There was something sinister about him that she found disturbing.

ominous

There was an ominous silence at the other end of the phone.

malignant

a malignant minority indulging in crime and violence

hurtful

vindictive

pernicious (formal)

the pernicious effects of alcoholism

malevolent

Her stare was malevolent, her mouth a thin line.

noxious

carbon monoxide and other noxious gases

venomous

He made a venomous personal attack on his opponent.

ruinous

the ruinous effects of the conflict

intimidatory

minatory

a heavy and minatory silence

maleficent

bodeful

louring or lowering

minacious

Opposites

friendly

healthy

beneficial

benign

benevolent

salubrious

Additional synonyms

in the sense of deadly

Definition

likely to cause death

a deadly disease currently affecting dolphins

Synonyms

lethal,

fatal,

deathly,

dangerous,

devastating,

destructive,

mortal,

murderous,

poisonous,

toxic,

malignant,

virulent,

pernicious (formal),

noxious,

venomous,

baleful,

death-dealing,

baneful

in the sense of evil

Definition

(of an act, idea, etc.) causing great harm and misery

Few people would not condemn slavery as evil.

Synonyms

harmful,

painful,

disastrous,

destructive,

dire,

catastrophic,

mischievous,

detrimental,

hurtful,

woeful,

pernicious (formal),

ruinous,

sorrowful,

deleterious (formal),

injurious,

baneful (archaic)

in the sense of forbidding

Definition

severe and threatening in appearance or manner

There was something severe and forbidding about her face.

Synonyms

threatening,

severe,

frightening,

hostile,

grim,

menacing,

sinister,

daunting,

ominous,

unfriendly,

foreboding,

baleful,

bodeful

Nearby words of
baleful

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baldness
bale
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balk
ball
ball game

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单词	baleful
释义	Trends of baleful View usage for: baleful (beɪlfʊl) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Baleful means harmful, or expressing harmful intentions. [literary] ...a baleful look. Synonyms: menacing, threatening, dangerous, frightening More Synonyms of baleful balefully adverb [ADVERB with verb] He watched her balefully. baleful in British English (ˈbeɪlfʊl) adjective 1. harmful, menacing, or vindictive 2. archaic dejected Derived forms balefully (ˈbalefully) adverb balefulness (ˈbalefulness) noun baleful in American English (ˈbeɪlfəl) adjective 1. harmful or threatening harm or evil; ominous; deadly 2. Archaic sorrowful; wretched SIMILAR WORDS: ˈsinister Derived forms balefully (ˈbalefully) adverb balefulness (ˈbalefulness) noun Word origin ME < OE bealoful < bealu, bale2 + -ful, full Examples of 'baleful' in a sentence baleful He just gives me a baleful look. Times, Sunday Times (2012) That baleful glare demanded that you took him seriously. The Sun (2013) By now it had reached the sea, where it paused for a moment to fix us with a baleful stare. Times, Sunday Times (2008) His baleful influence will wane. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Look at the baleful example of MPs' salaries. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Yet somehow, because of the baleful influence of these few councillors, the place is toxic. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Under the baleful eye of the concierge, I head for the stairs down to the ballroom. Times, Sunday Times (2011) (adjective) in the sense of menacing Definition harmful, menacing, or vindictive He had a baleful look. Synonyms menacing His bushy eyebrows gave his face a menacing look. threatening a threatening atmosphere of rising tension and stress dangerous frightening The latest crime statistics are frightening. evil Few people would not condemn slavery as evil. deadly a deadly disease currently affecting dolphins forbidding There was something severe and forbidding about her face. intimidating He was a huge, intimidating figure. harmful the harmful effects of smoking sinister There was something sinister about him that she found disturbing. ominous There was an ominous silence at the other end of the phone. malignant a malignant minority indulging in crime and violence hurtful vindictive pernicious (formal) the pernicious effects of alcoholism malevolent Her stare was malevolent, her mouth a thin line. noxious carbon monoxide and other noxious gases venomous He made a venomous personal attack on his opponent. ruinous the ruinous effects of the conflict intimidatory minatory a heavy and minatory silence maleficent bodeful louring or lowering minacious Opposites friendly , healthy , beneficial , benign , benevolent , salubrious Additional synonyms in the sense of deadly Definition likely to cause death a deadly disease currently affecting dolphins Synonyms lethal, fatal, deathly, dangerous, devastating, destructive, mortal, murderous, poisonous, toxic, malignant, virulent, pernicious (formal), noxious, venomous, baleful, death-dealing, baneful in the sense of evil Definition (of an act, idea, etc.) causing great harm and misery Few people would not condemn slavery as evil. Synonyms harmful, painful, disastrous, destructive, dire, catastrophic, mischievous, detrimental, hurtful, woeful, pernicious (formal), ruinous, sorrowful, deleterious (formal), injurious, baneful (archaic) in the sense of forbidding Definition severe and threatening in appearance or manner There was something severe and forbidding about her face. Synonyms threatening, severe, frightening, hostile, grim, menacing, sinister, daunting, ominous, unfriendly, foreboding, baleful, bodeful Nearby words of baleful balding baldness bale baleful balk ball ball game Synonyms of 'baleful' baleful Explore 'baleful' in the dictionary
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