— vaporously , adv. — vaporousness, vaporosity /vay'peuh ros"i tee/ , n.
/vay"peuhr euhs/ , adj.
1. having the form or characteristics of vapor: a vaporous cloud.
2. full of or abounding in vapor; foggy; misty: a vaporous twilight.
3. producing or giving off vapor: a vaporous bog.
4. dimmed or obscured with vapor: a low valley surrounded by vaporous mountains.
5. unsubstantial; diaphanous; airy: vaporous fabrics; vaporous breezes.
6. vaguely formed, fanciful, or unreliable: vaporous promises.
[ 1520-30; VAPOR + -OUS ]