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    BALEFUL

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developmentsplay

    Example:

    the situation became ugly

    Synonyms:

    baleful; forbidding; menacing; minacious; minatory; ominous; sinister; threatening

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    alarming (frightening because of an awareness of danger)

    Derivation:

    balefulness (the quality or nature of being harmful or evil)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Deadly or sinisterplay

    Example:

    the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look

    Synonyms:

    baleful; baneful

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    maleficent (harmful or evil in intent or effect)

    Derivation:

    balefulness (the quality or nature of being harmful or evil)

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