balefully
In threatening manner
Balefully means in a manner that conveys menace, hostility, or ill will.
It typically describes how someone looks at another person—with a glare that suggests threat or deep resentment: She stared balefully at the man who had betrayed her.
The word carries a sense of dark intent held just beneath the surface.
Fierce stare or brightness
- stareProlonged fixed gaze
- glowerStare with displeasure
- scowlAngry facial expression
- menacingConveying threat or danger
sinister · foreboding · intimidating · ominous · dire · grim · threatening · warning
Staring with displeasure
- scowlingFrowning with disapproval
- frowningFacial expression of displeasure
- moroseSullenly ill-humored
- sullenSilently bad-tempered
brooding · dour · gloomy · displeased · sour · surly · resentful · dark
glare
Fierce stare or brightness
menacing · sinister · foreboding · intimidating · ominous · dire · grim · threatening · warning · looming
glowering
Staring with displeasure
sullen · brooding · dour · gloomy · displeased · sour · surly · resentful · dark · black
malevolent
Harboring ill will
rancorous · antagonistic · inimical · bitter · resentful · vindictive · malignant · hateful · poisonous · virulent
balefullybenevolently
In a kindhearted manner
benignly · kindly · graciously · lovingly · warmly