baleful
baleful · more baleful · most baleful
лиховісний, зловіщий
пагубный
Portending evil; ominousPortending evil; ominous.
/ˈbeɪl.fəl/
» For them the baleful effects of climate change aren’t vague or theoretical but already happening before their eyes.
Meaning
3 sensesPortending evil; ominous.
па́губныйpágubnyj
лиховіснийlyxovisnyj, зловіщийzloviščyj
(obsolete)Miserable, wretched, distressed, suffering.
(obsolete)Deadly, mortal.
deadly or sinister
Examples
1 sentencesFor them the baleful effects of climate change aren’t vague or theoretical but already happening before their eyes.
Translations
6 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
ominous:
Русский
By meaning 1
ominous:
Origin
From Middle English baleful, balful, baluful, from Old English bealuful, which was equivalFrom Middle English baleful, balful, baluful, from Old English bealuful, which was equivalent to bealu + -ful. By surface analysis, bale (“evil, woe”) + -ful. See bale for further etymology.
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Forms
more baleful, most baleful| Comparative | more baleful Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most baleful Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
34 synonymsdisastrousB1divineB1fatalB2terminalB1forebodingportentousaugurousbodefulbodingdireill-bodingill-fatedill-omenedill-starred
Close in meaning
- threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments:forbiddingmenacingminaciousminatoryominoussinisterthreatening
- deadly or sinister:baneful
Word family
3 related wordsRelatedbalefulness
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form