cauchemardesque
French edit
Etymology edit
From cauchemar (“nightmare”) + -esque (“-ish”). Compare cauchemarder and cauchemardeux.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
cauchemardesque (plural cauchemardesques)
- nightmarish (resembling a nightmare)
Further reading edit
- “cauchemardesque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.