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- pronunciation:
- beIl
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition: |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous.
He looked at me with a baleful expression that made me want to run from the room.- synonyms:
- malefic, malicious, menacing, ominous, sinister
- antonyms:
- beneficent, benevolent, friendly
- similar words:
- evil, harmful, hurtful, malign, malignant, threatening
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| related words: |
deadly, destructive, fatal |
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| derivations: |
balefully (adv.), balefulness (n.) |
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