cauchemardesque

French

Etymology

From cauchemar (“nightmare”) +‎ -esque (“-ish”). Compare cauchemarder and cauchemardeux.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /koʃ.maʁ.dɛsk/
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Adjective

cauchemardesque (plural cauchemardesques)

nightmarish (resembling a nightmare)

Further reading

“cauchemardesque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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