nightmarious

N1I1G2H4T1M3A1R1I1O1U1S1
UK/ˌnaɪtˈmɛəɹi.əs/US/ˌnaɪtˈmɛɹi.əs/

adjective

Having the qualities of a nightmare.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

adjectivenightmarious (comparative more nightmarious, superlative most nightmarious)

comparative more nightmarious · superlative most nightmarious

  1. rareHaving the qualities of a nightmare.

    It was a nightmarious experience.

    1922, G.B.Arthur, “Stay off the Pike”, in Motor Life Including Motor Print - Volume 17 - Page 42
    1 more example

    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

    Synonyms: nightmarish

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving the qualities of a nightmare.

Also see

Origin

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with nightmarious

All rhymes →
Cite this entry
APA

nightmarious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nightmarious

MLA

“nightmarious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nightmarious. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nightmarious,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nightmarious.

Source: nightmarious on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.