baleful

Meaning

Adjective

Portending evil; ominous.
Miserable, wretched, distressed, suffering.

Origin

From Middle English baleful, balful, baluful, from Old English bealuful, which being equivalent to bealu + -ful. . See bale for further etymology.

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