slovo | definícia |
baleful (encz) | baleful,neblahý luke |
baleful (encz) | baleful,zhoubný luke |
Baleful (gcide) | Baleful \Bale"ful\ (b[=a]l"f[.u]l), a. [AS. bealoful. See Bale
misery.]
1. Full of deadly or pernicious influence; destructive.
"Baleful enemies." --Shak.
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Four infernal rivers that disgorge
Into the burning lake their baleful streams.
--Milton.
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2. Full of grief or sorrow; woeful; sad. [Archaic]
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baleful (wn) | baleful
adj 1: deadly or sinister; "the Florida eagles have a fierce
baleful look" [syn: baleful, 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:
baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory,
ominous, sinister, threatening] |
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baleful (encz) | baleful,neblahý lukebaleful,zhoubný luke |
balefully (encz) | balefully,neblaze lukebalefully,zhoubně luke |
Balefully (gcide) | Balefully \Bale"ful*ly\, adv.
In a baleful manner; perniciously.
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Balefulness (gcide) | Balefulness \Bale"ful*ness\, n.
The quality or state of being baleful.
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baleful (wn) | baleful
adj 1: deadly or sinister; "the Florida eagles have a fierce
baleful look" [syn: baleful, 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:
baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory,
ominous, sinister, threatening] |
balefully (wn) | balefully
adv 1: in a baleful manner; "she looked at him balefully" |
balefulness (wn) | balefulness
n 1: the quality or nature of being harmful or evil [syn:
maleficence, mischief, balefulness] [ant:
beneficence] |
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