vaporous

[ vey-per-uh s ]
/ ˈveɪ pər əs /

adjective

having the form or characteristics of vapor: a vaporous cloud.
full of or abounding in vapor; foggy; misty: a vaporous twilight.
producing or giving off vapor: a vaporous bog.
dimmed or obscured with vapor: a low valley surrounded by vaporous mountains.
unsubstantial; diaphanous; airy: vaporous fabrics; vaporous breezes.
vaguely formed, fanciful, or unreliable: vaporous promises.

Origin of vaporous

First recorded in 1520–30; vapor + -ous

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British Dictionary definitions for vaporous

vaporous
/ (ˈveɪpərəs) /

adjective

resembling or full of vapour
another word for vaporific
lacking permanence or substance; ephemeral or fanciful
given to foolish imaginings
dulled or obscured by an atmosphere of vapour

Derived forms of vaporous

vaporously, adverb vaporousness or vaporosity (ˌveɪpəˈrɒsɪtɪ), noun