baleful

baleful

malignant in intent; sinister; ominous; injurious; pernicious: His baleful actions were terrifying.
Not to be confused with:baneful – causing death or destruction: a baneful invasion; poisonous: baneful castor beans

bale·ful

B0040300 (bāl′fəl)adj.1. Portending evil; ominous: The guard's baleful glare frightened the children.2. Harmful or malignant in intent or effect: a baleful influence.

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[Middle English, from Old English bealoful : bealu, bale, evil + -ful, -ful; see -ful.]

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bale′ful·ly adv.bale′ful·ness n.Usage Note: Baleful and baneful overlap in meaning, but baleful usually applies to something that is menacing or foreshadows evil: a baleful look. Baneful most often describes that which is actually harmful or destructive: baneful effects of their foreign policy.

baleful

(ˈbeɪlfʊl) adj1. harmful, menacing, or vindictive2. archaic dejected ˈbalefully adv ˈbalefulness n

bale•ful

(ˈbeɪl fəl)

adj. 1. menacing or malign; threatening evil: baleful glances. 2. Archaic. wretched; miserable. [before 1000; Middle English; Old English bealofull. See bale², -ful] bale′ful•ly, adv. bale′ful•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	baleful - deadly or sinister; "the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look"banefulmaleficent - harmful or evil in intent or effect
	2.	baleful - 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"menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening, forbiddingalarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger

baleful

adjective menacing, threatening, dangerous, frightening, evil, deadly, forbidding, intimidating, harmful, sinister, ominous, malignant, hurtful, vindictive, pernicious, mournful, malevolent, noxious, venomous, ruinous, intimidatory, minatory, maleficent, bodeful, louring or lowering, minacious He had a baleful look.
friendly, healthy, beneficial, benign, benevolent, salubrious

baleful

adjectiveStrongly suggestive of great harm, menace, or evil:malign, sinister.

Translations

有害的邪恶的

baleful

(ˈbeilful) adjective evil or harmful. a baleful influence. 惡意的，不良的 邪恶的，有害的 ˈbalefully adverb 惡意地，有害地 邪恶地，有害地