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vaporous
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Vaporous \Va"por*ous\ (v[=a]"p[~e]r*[u^]s`), a. [L. vaporosus:
cf. F. vaporeux.]
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1. Having the form or nature of vapor. --Holland.
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2. Full of vapors or exhalations. --Shak.
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The warmer and more vaporous air of the valleys.
--Derham.
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3. Producing vapors; hence, windy; flatulent. --Bacon.
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The food which is most vaporous and perspirable is
the most easily digested. --Arbuthnot.
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4. Unreal; unsubstantial; vain; whimsical.
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Such vaporous speculations were inevitable.
--Carlyle.
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