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baleful - Dictionary definition and meaning for baleful

BALEFUL

(adj.) 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"
synonyms : forbidding , menacing , minacious , minatory , ominous , sinister , threatening
with the arrival of her maternal uncle, it became a baleful party. -added by diviya_inlas

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menacing giant face
(adj.) deadly or sinister
"the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look"
synonyms : baneful

Selected Mnemonic for baleful

(Tag: Global) Baleful ~ bail+ful; when any dangerous convict gets out of jail taking bail, he could be threatening
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Mnemonics for baleful

(Tag: ) when we pronounce this word this word sounds simillar to word painful........and anything painful is always a result of an evil act
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(Tag: English) In the cricket ground, throwing bale is baleful for batsman.
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(Tag: ) if you know the game diablo its easy to remember. Bale is another big EVIL who is diablo's brother.
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(Tag: ) we put alarming bells indicating fire..
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(Tag: Hindi) we can remember this word as balaful= filled with bala(problem)
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