Associations to the word «Baleful»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
BALEFUL, adjective. Portending evil; ominous.
BALEFUL, adjective. Miserable, wretched, distressed, suffering.
Dictionary definition
BALEFUL, adjective. Deadly or sinister; "the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look".
BALEFUL, adjective. 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".
Wise words
Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could
conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly
sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had
this power.