BALEFUL

baleful. Baleful, a. sorrowful, sad, full of mischief or ruin

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Bale″ful (bāl″fụl), a. [[AS. bealoful. See Bale misery.]] 1. 1. Full of deadly or pernicious influence; destructive. “Baleful enemies.” Shak.
Four infernal rivers that disgorge Into the burning lake their baleful streams. Milton. 2. 2. Full of grief or sorrow; woeful; sad.