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.

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Other Word Forms

• vaporishness noun

Etymology

Origin of vaporish

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

Example Sentences

As far as my vision was concerned, I might as well have been looking at a sort of grayish vaporish screen of some sort, that was all I saw.

From Rats in the Belfry by Cabot, John York

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

Through the hazy atmosphere a cloud of dun, vaporish red could be seen trailing over the dim fells.

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

Garman's was the victory, the victory of bitter knowledge over the vaporish ideals of youth.

From The Plunderer by Oyen, Henry

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.