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
HalldÓRa	-	Icelandic
Gertrude	GUR-trood (English), khər-TRUY-də (Dutch)	English, Dutch
Vasilios	-	Greek
Harland	['ha:lənd]
Shakur	-	Arabic
Harriette	HER-ee-ət, HAR-ee-ət	English