Vaporous

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ˈveɪpÉ™rÉ™s/

Alternative forms

• vapourous

Origin

vapour + -ous

Full definition of vaporous

Adjective

1. Relating to vapour; misty, foggy, obscure, insubstantial.
• 1594, William Shakespeare, The Rape of LucreceO hateful, vaporous, and foggy night!
• 1605, Francis Bacon, The Advancement of LearningSo whosoever shall entertain high and vaporous imaginations, instead of a laborious and sober inquiry of truth, shall beget hopes and beliefs of strange and impossible shapes.