balefully
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English balfulli; equivalent to baleful + -ly.
Adverb
[edit]balefully (comparative more balefully, superlative most balefully)
- In a baleful, ominous manner.
- 1971, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle and the Magic Zodiac, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 22:
- The toad stared balefully at his reflection and puffed himself up to show that he wasn't really frightened.
Middle English
[edit]Adverb
[edit]balefully
- Alternative form of balfulli