Meanings
comparative more nightmary · superlative most nightmary · alternative nightmarey
- 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.
Synonyms: nightmarish
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adjectiveCharacterized by, beset by, or resembling, nightmares.
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nightmary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nightmary
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