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vaporous definition

va·por·ous (vā′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

Etymology: LL vaporosus

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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