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baleful s. [
baneful] deadly or sinister; "the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look"
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baleful s. [
forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening] threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clo
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