baleful

(as) baleful as death

Dangerous and dire. The storm has made the waves baleful as death—I'm not sure we'll reach the shore alive.

promising evil; very threatening. (*Also: as ~.) The wind's moan was as baleful as death. His voice sounded baleful as death.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Vicent	-	Catalan
Alodia	-	History
Evgeniya	yev-GYE-nee-yah (Russian), eev-GYE-nee-yah (Russian)	Bulgarian, Russian
Cunobelinus	kyoo-no-bə-LIEN-əs (English)	Ancient Celtic
Ekkebert	-	Ancient Germanic
Chausiku	-	Eastern African, Swahili