NIGHTED

benighted, nighted

(adjective) overtaken by night or darkness; “benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Adjective

nighted (comparative more nighted, superlative most nighted)

Dark; clouded

Overtaken by night; belated

Etymology 2

Verb

nighted

simple past tense and past participle of night

Anagrams

• thinged

Source: Wiktionary


Night"ed, a.

1. Darkness; clouded. [R.] Shak.

2. Overtaken by night; belated. Beau. & Fl.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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