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
Wright	RIET	English
BoŽO	BO-zho	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Heleena	HE-le:-nah	Finnish
Hrotsuitha	-	Ancient Germanic
Min-Ji	meen-jee	Korean
Yohanes	-	Indonesian