vapoury
vapoury adjective: resembling or characteristic of vapour.
Adjective
vapoury (comparative more vapoury, superlative most vapoury)
- Resembling or characteristic of vapour.
- At this moment Guido, who knew how disagreeable the subject must be to his sister, drew their attention to those golden slants of sunshine which seem to come so direct from heaven to earth,—bright and vapoury ladders,—fitting steps for our vain wishes to mount above; and just then so distinct from...1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XX, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 222
- And still he seemed to grow more white, / More vapoury, and wavier— / Seen in the dim and flickering light, / As he proceeded to recite / His “Maxims of Behaviour.”1869, Lewis Carroll, Phantasmagoria, Canto I
- Affected with the vapours; peevish.
vapoury meaning in Tamil
vapoury in Tamil
- ஆவி நிரம்பிய, வாய்வினால் பீடிக்கப்பட்ட, வாதவலிக்கு ஆட்பட்ட
Forms of vapoury
| comparative | more vapoury |
|---|---|
| superlative | most vapoury |
| alternative form | vapory |
Origin of vapoury
From vapour + -y.
Questions about vapoury
- What does vapoury mean?
- Vapoury means resembling or characteristic of vapour.
- What is vapoury in Tamil?
- Vapoury in Tamil is ஆவி நிரம்பிய, வாய்வினால் பீடிக்கப்பட்ட, வாதவலிக்கு ஆட்பட்ட. See Vapoury meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is vapoury?
- Vapoury is an adjective.
Words near vapoury in the dictionary
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