baleful
adjective /ˈbeɪl.fəl/ literaryDefinition
› threatening to do something bad or to hurt someone: He gave me a baleful look. his baleful influenceSaddening, shocking and upsetting balefully /-i/ adverb › She glared balefully at me.Saddening, shocking and upsetting
(Definition of baleful adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a cloud hanging over sb idiom
- affecting adjective
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- be cold comfort idiom
- bombast noun
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- egomania noun
- egotism noun
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- hurtful adjective
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