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nightmary

nightmary adjective: characterized by, beset by, or resembling, nightmares.

Adjective

nightmary (comparative more nightmary, superlative most nightmary)

  1. Characterized by, beset by, or resembling, nightmares.
    • I am very well in spite of a restless and nightmary night. I kept dreaming about the Lord Mayoralty and seeing Brooks' bald head in my seat and half awake kept wishing and wishing I were back again.1917, Neville Chamberlain, in a letter to his wife
    Synonyms:
    nightmarish

Synonyms of nightmary

Forms of nightmary

comparativemore nightmary
superlativemost nightmary
alternative formnightmarey

Origin of nightmary

From nightmare + -y.

Questions about nightmary

What does nightmary mean?
Nightmary means characterized by, beset by, or resembling, nightmares.
What part of speech is nightmary?
Nightmary is an adjective.

Words near nightmary in the dictionary

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

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