baleful Play adjectiveThreatening harm; menacing. SYNONYMS acrimoniousantagonisticbitterdangerousdeadlyevilevil-intentionedharmfulhate-filledhostileinjuriousmalevolentmaliciousmalignmalignantmenacingnastynoxiousperniciouspoisonoussinisterthreateningunfriendlyvenomousvindictivevirulentvitriolicwicked