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nightmarious

UK/ˌnaɪtˈmɛəɹi.əs/US/ˌnaɪtˈmɛɹi.əs/

nightmarious adjective: having the qualities of a nightmare.

Adjective

nightmarious (comparative more nightmarious, superlative most nightmarious)

  1. (rare) Having the qualities of a nightmare.
    • And they fell in showers from the purple bougainvillaea which trailed its length over the wrought arch above the gate, of which one half swung back by the hand of the biggest, blackest man ever dreamed of in nightmarious slumber.1920, Joan Conquest, Desert Love, page 137
    • It was a nightmarious experience.1922, G.B.Arthur, “Stay off the Pike”, in Motor Life Including Motor Print - Volume 17 - Page 42
    Synonyms:
    nightmarish

Synonyms of nightmarious

Forms of nightmarious

comparativemore nightmarious
superlativemost nightmarious

Origin of nightmarious

From nightmare + -ious.

Words that rhyme with nightmarious

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Questions about nightmarious

What does nightmarious mean?
Nightmarious means having the qualities of a nightmare.
What part of speech is nightmarious?
Nightmarious is an adjective.
How do you pronounce nightmarious?
Nightmarious is pronounced /ˌnaɪtˈmɛəɹi.əs/ (UK).

Words near nightmarious in the dictionary

  1. nightmareless
  2. nightmarelike
  3. nightmares
  4. nightmarey
  5. nightmaring
  6. nightmarious
  7. nightmarish
  8. nightmarishly
  9. nightmarishness
  10. nightmary
  11. nightmen

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