baleful

(as) baleful as death

Dangerous and dire. The storm has made the waves baleful as death—I'm not sure we'll reach the shore alive.

promising evil; very threatening. (*Also: as ~.) The wind's moan was as baleful as death. His voice sounded baleful as death.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Crawford	KRAW-fərd	English
Verona	-	Various
Juda	-	Arabic
Meredydd	-	Welsh
Vasundhara	-	Indian, Hindi, Telugu
Vsevolod	FSYE-vah-laht (Russian)	Russian, Ukrainian, Medieval Slavic