Etymology

unbaleful

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Today it means: Not baleful, harmless, innocent. Full definition →

Middle English unbaleful ← Old English unbealuful
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  1. Old English · inherited fromunbealuful
  2. Middle English · inherited fromunbaleful
  3. English todayunbaleful

From Middle English unbaleful, from Old English unbealuful, equivalent to un- + baleful.

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