prædormital,a.rare—1.|priːˈdɔːmɪtəl| [? f. præ- + stem of L. dormītiō sleep + -al.] = hypnagogic a. 1947V. Nabokov Bend Sinister 11 Suddenly, with the vividness of a prædormital image or of a bright-robed lady on stained glass, she drifted across his retina, in profile, carrying something.