a. | 1. | Full of deadly or pernicious influence; destructive. |
2. | Full of grief or sorrow; woeful; sad. |
Adj. | 1. | baleful - deadly or sinister; "the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look" Synonyms: baneful |
2. | baleful - 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" |