Unbaleful
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Not baleful, harmless, innocent.
"The Unbaleful Bourbon"
Example
More examples"In the old days 'pourings on to boats' in New York were an ideal curtain to a visit: particularly in prohibition days, when you knew that in a very litde while you would be on a bar stool, ordering a legitimate and unbaleful glass of morning beer."
Etymology
From Middle English unbaleful, from Old English unbealuful, equivalent to un- + baleful.
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