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bale´ful|ly — bale|ful «BAYL fuhl», adjective. 1. very evil or harmful: »The cranky old lady gave the noisy boys a baleful glance. SYNONYM(S): malignant. 2. full of misfortune; disastrous. ╂[Old English bealofull < bealu bale2 + full full] –bale´ful|ly … Useful english dictionary
bale|ful — «BAYL fuhl», adjective. 1. very evil or harmful: »The cranky old lady gave the noisy boys a baleful glance. SYNONYM(S): malignant. 2. full of misfortune; disastrous. ╂[Old English bealofull < bealu bale2 + full full] –bale´ful|ly … Useful english dictionary
bale´ful|ness — bale|ful «BAYL fuhl», adjective. 1. very evil or harmful: »The cranky old lady gave the noisy boys a baleful glance. SYNONYM(S): malignant. 2. full of misfortune; disastrous. ╂[Old English bealofull < bealu bale2 + full full] –bale´ful|ly … Useful english dictionary
bale — bale·age; bale; bale·fire; bale·ful; bale·less; em·bale; tim·bale; bale·ful·ly; bale·ful·ness; bu·bale; … English syllables
ful — aw·ful; beau·ti·ful; doubt·ful; dread·ful; faith·ful; ful·crum; ful·fill·ment; ful·go·rid; ful·mi·nate; gust·ful; hope·ful; mer·ci·ful; mer·ci·ful·ly; need·ful; pow·er·ful; stom·ach·ful; won·der·ful; af·fright·ful·ly; bale·ful·ly; bale·ful·ness;… … English syllables
baleful — bale·ful … English syllables
balefully — bale·ful·ly … English syllables
baleful — bale•ful [[t]ˈbeɪl fəl[/t]] adj. 1) menacing or malign; threatening evil: baleful glances[/ex] 2) archaic wretched; miserable • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME; OE bealofull. See bale II, ful bale′ful•ly, adv. bale′ful•ness, n … From formal English to slang
baleful — bale|ful [ˈbeılfəl] adj literary [: Old English; Origin: bealufull, from bealu evil ] expressing anger, hatred, or a wish to harm someone ▪ a baleful look >balefully adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
baleful — bale|ful [ beılfəl ] adjective MAINLY LITERARY showing evil, hate, or the intention to harm someone … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
