nightmarishly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English nightmare

Proto-Indo-European *-iskos

Proto-Germanic *-iskaz

Proto-West Germanic *-isk

Old English -isċ

Middle English -ish

English -ish

English nightmarish

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English nightmarishly

From nightmarish + -ly.

Adverb

nightmarishly (comparative more nightmarishly, superlative most nightmarishly)

1. In a nightmarish manner.

Translations

in nightmarish manner

• Finnish: painajaismaisesti
• French: cauchemardesquement (fr)