uhkaava — meaning in English
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English meaning
- baleful adj Suggesting that something bad is about to happen; threatening.
- forbidding adj Looking unfriendly, threatening, or unwelcoming.
- intimidating adjective Causing fear, nervousness, or a sense of being overpowered.
- ominous adj Suggesting that something bad is about to happen; threatening or foreboding.
- sinister adj Suggesting evil intent or hidden danger.
- surly adj Bad-tempered, unfriendly, and rude in manner.
- threatening adj Suggesting or carrying the risk of harm.
Senses
uhkaava is used for these senses in English:
- baleful Portending evil; ominous.
- forbidding Appearing to be threatening, unfriendly or potentially unpleasant.
- intimidating Threatening, producing feelings of fear or timidity.
- ominous Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen
- orgulous Threatening; dangerous.
- sinister Inauspicious, ominous, unlucky, illegitimate (as in bar sinister).
- surly Threatening, menacing, gloomy.
- threatening Presenting a threat, posing a likely risk of harm.
baleful — full definition
- adj Suggesting that something bad is about to happen; threatening.
- adj Sad and full of suffering.
- adj Causing death; deadly.
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