vaporous

adjective

va·​por·​ous ˈvā-p(ə-)rəs 

1

: consisting or characteristic of vapor

2

: producing vapors : volatile

3

: containing or obscured by vapors : misty

4

a

: ethereal, unsubstantial

b

: consisting of or indulging in vaporings

vaporously adverb

vaporousness noun

Examples of vaporous in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But the suspense is half-hearted, and the picture’s vaporous approach to incident remains. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024

By the 13th century, cloud had shifted to specifically refer to the visible, vaporous masses in the atmosphere. —Erik Kain, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024

And by the way, no one at ARTS was talking about the vaporous Tesla robotaxi (but to be fair, Tesla is probably not talking about ARTS either). —Richard Bishop, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024

The scorch could certainly be felt, but the frequently moist and vaporous sense of objectionable sultriness, that seemed largely absent. —Martin Weil, Washington Post, 7 July 2024

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin vaporōsus "full of steam," from vapor "steam, vapor entry 1" + -ōsus -ous

First Known Use

1527, in the meaning defined at sense 1