vaporish

American  

[vey-per-ish] / ˈveɪ pər ɪʃ /

adjective

1. of the nature of or resembling vapor.

   a vaporish chiffon dress.

2. abounding in vapor.

   vaporish autumn mornings.

3. Archaic. inclined to or affected by low spirits; depressed.

---

Other Word Forms

• vaporishness noun

Etymology

Origin of vaporish

First recorded in 1635–45; vapor + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

I pause to brush its cobweb from my August Reverie as an idle vaporish thing.

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 by Various

When Greta set out, the atmosphere was yellow and vaporish.

From A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time by Caine, Hall, Sir

It is not a thin, vaporish flat, without depth or density; and its circumference exceeds that of the earth.

From Strange Visitors by Horn, Henry J.

Stay thy chattering chin,     And reel the tauntings of thy vain tongue in,   Nor tempt me further with thy vaporish boast     That I am helpless to combat thee!

From Green Fields and Running Brooks, and Other Poems by Riley, James Whitcomb

Far off across the glittering ocean of sand and alkali a yellowish cloud—almost vaporish, arose.

From The Girl Aviators on Golden Wings by Burnham, Margaret