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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Baleful \Bale"ful\, a. [AS. bealoful See {Bale} misery.] 1. Full of deadly or pernicious influence; destructive. ``Baleful enemies.'' --Shak. Four infernal rivers that disgorge Into the burning lake their baleful streams. --Milton. 2. Full of grief or sorrow; woeful; sad. [Archaic] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: baleful adj 1: deadly or sinister; "the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look" [syn: {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: {forbidding}, {menacing}, {minacious}, {minatory}, {ominous}, {sinister}, {threatening}, {ugly}]
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