baleful
adjective
full of menacing or malign influences; pernicious.
balefully
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a word derived from
baleful.
Example Sentences
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The gleeful dunking on Cruz got to the point where even the dog his family left behind, aptly named Snowflake, became a meme for balefully gazing out a window at a New York magazine photographer.
From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2021
I don’t believe in condemning writers from earlier eras for not living up to our standards, but the old boys’ club attitude that Simon balefully crystallized pervades the criticism of his time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2019
Spanberger paused for a moment, looked balefully at the screen and then kept moving.
From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2019
He recently refused to be stroked by a bereaved whippet owner, staring balefully into the distance and tilting his head to evade pats.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 14, 2019
The turtle stopped at the entrance to the straits and glared at them balefully, but it made no attempt to follow.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
