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 le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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