Meaning & use
somnambulatory
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Relating to or characterized by sleepwalking.
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The character's somnambulatory wandering through the castle unsettles the other guests.
Doctors studied his somnambulatory episodes to rule out other sleep disorders.
A note on using this word
Somnambulatory derives from Latin 'somnus' (sleep) and 'ambulare' (to walk), the same roots as 'somnambulism.'
Words with a similar meaning
sleepwalking
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