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  1. 1. a. Full of deadly or pernicious influence; destructive. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Full of grief or sorrow; woeful; sad. Source: opted
  3. 3. adj. deadly or sinister Source: wordnet
  4. 4. adj. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 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. Full of grief or sorrow; woeful; sad. [Archaic] Source: webster
  6. 6. j:100 s. deadly or sinister s. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments Source: ecdict

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