vaporish

[ vey-per-ish ]

adjective

of the nature of or resembling vapor: a vaporish chiffon dress.
abounding in vapor: vaporish autumn mornings.

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

Origin of vaporish

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First recorded in 1635–45; vapor + -ish¹

Other words from vaporish

va·por·ish·ness, noun

Words Nearby vaporish

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How to use vaporish in a sentence

I pause to brush its cobweb from my August Reverie as an idle vaporish thing.
The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 | Various
Through the hazy atmosphere a cloud of dun, vaporish red could be seen trailing over the dim fells.
A Son of Hagar | Sir Hall Caine
No wonder the political writing in the press seems to us vaporish and without definite aims.
Germany and the Germans | Price Collier

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