vaporous

(pər əs)

adjective

  1. giving off or forming vapor
  2. full of vapor; foggy; misty
  3. like, having the nature of, or characteristic of vapor
    1. fleeting, unsubstantial, fanciful, etc.: said of things, ideas, etc.
    2. given to such ideas or talk

Origin: LL vaporosus

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See vaporous in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Relating to or resembling vapor.
  2. a. Producing vapors; volatile.
    b. Full of vapors.
  3. Insubstantial, vague, or ethereal: “the imponderable mysterious and vaporous illusions of twilight” (John C. Powys). See Synonyms at airy.
  4. Extravagantly fanciful; high-flown: vaporous conjecture.

Related Forms:

  • vaˌpor·osˈi·ty (vāˌpə-rŏsˈĭ-tē), vaˈpor·ous·ness (-pər-əs-nĭs) noun
  • vaˈpor·ous·ly adverb

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