Definitions for balefulness

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

bale•fulˈbeɪl fəl(adj.)

  1. menacing or malign; threatening evil:

    baleful glances.

  2. Archaic. wretched; miserable.

Origin of baleful:

bef. 1000; ME; OE bealofull. See bale2, -ful

bale′ful•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. maleficence, mischief, balefulness(noun)

    the quality or nature of being harmful or evil

Wiktionary

  1. balefulness(Noun)

    The characteristic of being baleful.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Balefulness(noun)

    the quality or state of being baleful


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