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bale·ful (bāl′fəl)

adjective

  1. harmful or threatening harm or evil; ominous; deadly
  2. Archaic sorrowful; wretched

Etymology: ME < OE bealoful < bealu, bale + -ful, full

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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