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Balefully

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bale·ful  (blfl)
adj.
1. Portending evil; ominous. See Synonyms at sinister.
2. Harmful or malignant in intent or effect.
baleful·ly adv.
baleful·ness n.
Usage Note: Baleful and baneful overlap in meaning, but baleful usually applies to something that is menacing or foreshadows evil: a baleful look. Baneful most often describes that which is actually harmful or destructive: baneful effects of their foreign policy.
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Adv.1.balefully - in a baleful manner; "she looked at him balefully"
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He was now become, to them, the most balefully interesting object they had ever looked upon, and they could not take their fas- cinated eyes from his face.
Tom Sawyer by Twain, Mark View in context
His teeth chattered; his yellow eyes squinted balefully at us as he passed forward.
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His yellow eyes fastened themselves balefully upon the figure of the girl, the bristling lips raised, disclosing the grinning fangs.
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