balefully
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bale·ful
(bāl′fəl)adj.
1. Portending evil; ominous: The guard's baleful glare frightened the children.
2. Harmful or malignant in intent or effect: a baleful influence.
[Middle English, from Old English bealoful : bealu, bale, evil + -ful, -ful; see -ful.]
bale′ful·ly adv.
bale′ful·ness n.
Usage Note: Baleful and baneful overlap in meaning, but baleful usually applies to something that is menacing or foreshadows evil: a baleful look. Baneful most often describes that which is actually harmful or destructive: baneful effects of their foreign policy.
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Adv. | 1. | balefully - in a baleful manner; "she looked at him balefully" |
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Translations
بِتَأثير سيّئ
škodlivězhoubně
dårligt
károsan
skaîlega; óheillavænlega
škodlivo
kötülükleuğursuzca
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baleful
(ˈbeilful) adjective evil or harmful. a baleful influence.
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