nightmary en · ADJ
Etymology
From nightmare + -y.
Meanings
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Characterized by, beset by, or resembling, nightmares.
1917, Neville Chamberlain, in a letter to his wife 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more nightmary | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most nightmary | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| nightmarey | alternative | lexicographic |