Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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}]
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