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baleful

adjective

threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
B
Ends with
L
Contains
AL
Scrabble score
12
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ˈbeɪl.fəl

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

    “a baleful look”

adjective

  1. deadly or sinister

    “the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look”

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Example Sentences

a baleful look
forbidding thunderclouds
his tone became menacing
ominous rumblings of discontent
sinister storm clouds
the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look

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