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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. deadly or sinister;
- Example: "the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look"
[syn: baleful, baneful]

2. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments;
- Example: "a baleful look"
- Example: "forbidding thunderclouds"
- Example: "his tone became menacing"
- Example: "ominous rumblings of discontent"
- Example: "sinister storm clouds"
- Example: "a sinister smile"
- Example: "his threatening behavior"
- Example: "ugly black clouds"
- Example: "the situation became ugly"
[syn: baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Baleful \Bale"ful\ (b[=a]l"f[.u]l), a. [AS. bealoful. See Bale
   misery.]
   1. Full of deadly or pernicious influence; destructive.
      "Baleful enemies." --Shak.
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            Four infernal rivers that disgorge
            Into the burning lake their baleful streams.
                                                  --Milton.
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   2. Full of grief or sorrow; woeful; sad. [Archaic]
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

baleful
    adj 1: deadly or sinister; "the Florida eagles have a fierce
           baleful look" [syn: baleful, baneful]
    2: 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" [syn:
       baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory,
       ominous, sinister, threatening]