Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
BALEFUL
baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening
(adjective) threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; “a baleful look”; “forbidding thunderclouds”; “his tone became menacing”; “ominous rumblings of discontent”; “sinister storm clouds”; “a sinister smile”; “his threatening behavior”; “ugly black clouds”; “the situation became ugly”
baleful, baneful
(adjective) deadly or sinister; “the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
baleful (comparative more baleful, superlative most baleful)
Portending evil; ominous.
Miserable, wretched, distressed, suffering.
Source: Wiktionary
Bale"ful, a. Etym: [AS. bealoful. See Bale misery.]
1. Full of deadly or pernicious influence; destructive. "Baleful enemies." Shak. Four infernal rivers that disgorge Into the burning lake their baleful streams. Milton.
2. Full of grief or sorrow; woeful; sad. [Archaic]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
16 May 2025
AMPHIPROSTYLAR
(adjective) marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure
Coffee Trivia
