Balefully

Synonyms for "balefully" (38 found)

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Closest matches (8)

agonizingly awfully bitterly blatantly cruelly deadly deathly distressingly

Strong matches (11)

dreadfully excessively excruciatingly extravagantly flagrantly frightfully grievously harmfully horribly improperly

Adverb(1 words)

Related words (19)

inexcusably inordinately intolerably malevolently maliciously malignantly meanly miserably openly painfully sadly sorely terribly unashamedly unduly

Adverb(4 words)

menacingly ominously portentously threateningly

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adverbadverb of mannerpart of speech

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3 entries

menacingly ominously threateningly

Collocations

5 entries

baleful atmospherebaleful gazebaleful influencebaleful omenbaleful warning

Inflections

2 entries

more balefullymost balefully

Derivations

2 entries

baleful balefulness

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

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The toad stared balefully at his reflection and puffed himself up to show that he wasn't really frightened.

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