Baleful
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbeɪl.fəl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Baleful is an adjective meaning Portending evil; ominous.
Meaning
Portending evil; ominous.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) Miserable, wretched, distressed, suffering.
- (obsolete) Deadly, mortal.
Example Sentences
Thou balefull Messenger, out of my sight:
round he throws his baleful eyes, that witnessed huge affliction and dismay […]
I learned the speech of birds; now every tree Screams out to me a baleful prophecy.
[…] he went off alone with his family, and, watched by the day's red baleful eye, pumped the pump-car homeward, […]
Word Forms
- balefull
Synonyms for baleful
Depending on context, synonyms include foreboding, portentous, augurous, bodeful, boding, dire.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ominous, forbidding, minacious, menacing, minatory, threatening.
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