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baleful

American  
[beyl-fuhl] / ˈbeɪl fəl /

adjective

  1. full of menacing or malign influences; pernicious.

    Synonyms:
    deadly, wicked, evil, detrimental, injurious, malign, harmful

  2. Obsolete. wretched; miserable.

baleful British  
/ ˈbeɪlfʊl /

adjective

  1. harmful, menacing, or vindictive

  2. archaic dejected

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Other Word Forms

  • balefully adverb
  • balefulness noun

Etymology

Origin of baleful

before 1000; Middle English; Old English bealofull. See bale 2, -ful

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