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nightmarishly

nightmarishly adverb: in a nightmarish manner.

Adverb

nightmarishly (comparative more nightmarishly, superlative most nightmarishly)

  1. In a nightmarish manner.

Forms of nightmarishly

comparativemore nightmarishly
superlativemost nightmarishly

Origin of nightmarishly

From nightmarish + -ly.

Questions about nightmarishly

What does nightmarishly mean?
Nightmarishly means in a nightmarish manner.
What part of speech is nightmarishly?
Nightmarishly is an adverb.

Words near nightmarishly in the dictionary

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

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