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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.
*baleful as death
promising evil; very threatening. (*Also: as ~.) The wind's moan was as baleful as death. His voice sounded baleful as death.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Justice | | JUS-tis | English |
| Prudence | | PROO-dənts (English) | English, French |
| Katerina | | - | Macedonian, Russian, Bulgarian, Greek, Late Roman |
| Felicjan | | fe-LEETS-yahn | Polish |
| Kanta | | - | Indian, Hindi, Bengali |
| Preethi | | - | Indian, Kannada, Tamil |