nightmarious
adjUK /ˌnaɪtˈmɛəɹi.əs/ · US /ˌnaɪtˈmɛɹi.əs/
Etymology From nightmare + -ious.
1
Rare Having the qualities of a nightmare.
- 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:
- It was a nightmarious experience.1922, G.B.Arthur, “Stay off the Pike”, in Motor Life Including Motor Print - Volume 17 - Page 42:
- Synonyms
- nightmarish