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· threatening
adjective
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
"a baleful look"
darkened by clouds
"a heavy sky"
Similar words
baleful
forbidding
menacing
minacious
minatory
ominous
sinister
heavy
lowering
sullen
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).