vaporish

American  

[vay-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.

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Other Word Forms

• vaporishness
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of vaporish

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

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Example Sentences

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vaporish

A vaporish place, too delicate and subtle for such fun-loving, corpulent specimens of the Creator's wisdom as old Jack Falstaff.

From Strange Visitors by Henry J. Horn

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

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

The house is big and gloomy; my niece is nervous, vaporish; her husband—well, he's generally away; and the two children are dead.

From The Descent of Man and Other Stories by Edith Wharton

I took up, idly, a little book that was lying on a table near, because my silly heart had begun to beat again, like Lydia Languish or any vaporish young lady in an early romance.

From The Reflections of Ambrosine A Novel by Elinor Glyn

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

From Strange Visitors by Henry J. Horn

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