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Bale·ful a.
1. Full of deadly or pernicious influence; destructive. “Baleful enemies.”
Four infernal rivers that disgorge
Into the burning lake their baleful streams. --Milton.
2. Full of grief or sorrow; woeful; sad. [Archaic]
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baleful
adj 1: deadly or sinister; "the Florida eagles have a fierce
baleful look" [syn: baneful]
2: 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 clouds"; "the situation
became ugly" [syn: forbidding, menacing, minacious,
minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening, ugly]