baleful


baleful (http://definr.com/baleful)

     adj 1: deadly or sinister; "the Florida eagles have a fierce
            baleful look" [syn: baneful]
     2: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a
        baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone
        became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent";
        "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his
        threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the situation
        became ugly" [syn: forbidding, menacing, minacious,
        minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening, ugly]