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Definition of "somnambulistic" []

  • Of or pertaining to a somnambulist. (adjective)

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Use "somnambulistic" in a sentence
  • "Her clothing was a loose flowing drapery, which fell from her shoulders to her heels, while instead of agility of motion or sprightliness there was nothing but a dreamy gliding, a kind of somnambulistic movement, apparently without plan or purpose, but not without a certain grace."
  • "It's easy to dismiss Peake's visual output as indulgent gothic fantasy; and indeed his images set the tone for so many subsequent cliches of the genre: the emaciated pallor of his somnambulistic protagonists, the obsessive detailing and filigree patterning of his graphic mannerisms, the too easy reliance on grotesque distortions."
  • "-- Henry states his philosophy of life and art for the three or four somnambulistic listeners that must be out there somewhere:"