baleful

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adjective

1. deadly or sinister (Freq. 1)
- the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look
• Syn:
baneful
• Similar to:
maleficent
• Derivationally related forms:
balefulness
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:
forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous,
sinister, threatening
• Similar to:
alarming
• Derivationally related forms:
omen (for: ominous), balefulness

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening, baneful