| ADJECTIVE | all | baleful, baneful | deadly or sinister |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening | threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments |
| Sounds | bey'lfahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | deadly or sinister. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look" | |
| Synonym | baneful | |
| Broader | maleficent | harmful or evil in intent or effect |
| Spanish | funesto, siniestro | |
| Catalan | funest, sinistre | |
| Nouns | balefulness | the quality or nature of being harmful or evil |
| Meaning | threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a baleful look" | |
| Synonyms | forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening | |
| Broader | alarming | Frightening because of an awareness of danger |
| Spanish | agorero, amenazador, amenazante, funesto, ominoso, siniestro | |
| Catalan | amenaçador, ominós, sinistre | |
| Nouns | balefulness | the quality or nature of being harmful or evil |
| Adverbs | balefully | in a baleful manner |
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