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baleful definition
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Grep of noun baleful balefulness Overview of adj baleful The adj baleful has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) baleful, baneful -- (deadly or sinister; "the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look") 2. baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening, ugly -- (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") Antonyms of adj baleful 2 senses of baleful Sense 1 baleful, baneful INDIRECT (VIA maleficent) -> beneficent Sense 2 baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening, ugly INDIRECT (VIA alarming) -> unalarming Similarity of adj baleful 2 senses of baleful Sense 1 baleful, baneful => maleficent (vs. beneficent) Sense 2 baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening, ugly => alarming (vs. unalarming) Attributes of adj baleful Familiarity of adj baleful baleful used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj baleful baleful Overview of adj baleful The adj baleful has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) baleful, baneful -- (deadly or sinister; "the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look") 2. baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening, ugly -- (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")
baleful definition
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