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
Hariwald	-	Ancient Germanic
Ufuk	-	Turkish
Francisca	frahn-THEES-kah (Spanish), frahn-SEES-kah (Latin American Spanish), frən-SEESH-kə (Portuguese)	Spanish, Portuguese, Late Roman
Kaelee	KAY-lee	English (Rare)
Mictlantecuhtli	-	Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Hollie	HAHL-ee	English