baleful
Pronunciation: /ˈbeɪl.fəl/
The English word “baleful” has 3 meanings listed here.
adjective
Etymology
From 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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