Bale"ful (?), a. [AS. bealoful. See Bale misery.]
1.
Full of deadly or pernicious influence; destructive.
"
Baleful enemies."
Shak.
Four infernal rivers that disgorge
Into the burning lake their baleful streams.
Milton.
2.
Full of grief or sorrow; woeful; sad.
[Archaic]
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