baleful

bale·ful  (blfl)

adj.

1. Portending evil; ominous. See Synonyms at sinister.

2. Harmful or malignant in intent or effect.

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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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baleful [ˈbeɪlfʊl]

adj

1. harmful, menacing, or vindictive

2. Archaic dejected

balefully  adv

balefulness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	baleful - deadly or sinister; "the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look" baneful maleficent - harmful or evil in intent or effect
	2.	baleful - 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" menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening, forbidding alarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger

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baleful

adjective menacing, threatening, dangerous, frightening, evil, deadly, forbidding, intimidating, harmful, sinister, ominous, malignant, hurtful, vindictive, pernicious, mournful, malevolent, noxious, venomous, ruinous, intimidatory, minatory, maleficent, bodeful, louring or lowering, minacious He had a baleful look.
friendly, healthy, beneficial, benign, benevolent, salubrious

Translations

baleful [ˈbeɪlfʊl] ADJ [influence, presence] → funesto, siniestro; [look, stare] → torvo, hosco
to give sb a baleful look → dirigir a algn una mirada torva or hosca, mirar a algn de forma torva or hosca

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baleful [ˈbeɪlfʊl] adj [stare, glance] → funeste; [influence, presence] → maléfique

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baleful

adj

(= evil) → böse; look (of bull etc) → stier

(= sad) → traurig

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baleful [ˈbeɪlfʊl] adj (look) → malevolo/a

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baleful [ˈbeɪlfʊl] adj (look) → malevolo/a

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baleful

adj baleful [ˈbeilful]

evil or harmful a baleful influence. verderflik, nadelig ذو تأْثيرٍ سيّء гибелен zlý, škodlivý dårlig; skadelig unheilvoll κακός, κακοπροαίρετος, επιζήμιος siniestro, vil, ignominioso hukutav شرور؛ زیان بخش turmiollinen sinistre רַע नुकसानदेह zao, koban káros buruk illur, skaðlegur; óheillavænlegur malefico, nocivo 有害な 사악한 pražūtingas ļauns; kaitīgs; postošs mendatangkan kecelakaan verderfelijk, onheilspellend ond, skadelig szkodliwy malévolo rău пагубный škodlivý zli, poguben poguban olycksbringande, fördärvlig มุ่งร้ายหรือร้ายกาจ uğursuz, kötü 惡意的，不良的 лиховісний; згубний مضرت رساں ، مخرب tai họa 邪恶的；有害的

adv balefully

verderflik, nadelig بِتَأثير سيّئ гибелно škodlivě, zhoubně dårligt; skadeligt unheilvoll κακοπροαίρετα, επιζήμια siniestramente, vilmente, ignominiosamente hukutavalt بطور زیان بخش uhkaavasti sinistrement רַע नुकसान उठाते हुए zlo, kobno károsan penuh keburukan skaðlega; óheillavænlega malevolmente 悪意をもって 해로이 pražūtingai ļauni; kaitīgi; postoši dengan kejam onheilspellend ondt, skadelig w szkodliwy sposób malevolamente cu răutate пагубно škodlivo pogubno pogubno olycksbringande, fördärvligt อย่างมุ่งร้าย uğursuzca, kötülükle 邪惡地；有害地 злісно مضرت رساں ، مخربانہ طور پر tai hại 邪恶地；有害地