Definition of baleful

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  • baleful is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
  • baleful is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
  • baleful is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 16

Definition of baleful

  • deadly or sinister (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look

    Synonyms

    1. baneful
  • threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a baleful look

    Synonyms

    1. forbidding
    2. menacing
    3. minacious
    4. minatory
    5. ominous
    6. sinister
    7. threatening

See definition of baleful in Merriam Webster