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vaporous

English

Alternative forms

  • vapourous

Etymology

From Middle French vapoureus, from Late Latin vap?r?sus (“full of steam”).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /?ve?p???s/

Adjective

vaporous (comparative more vaporous, superlative most vaporous)

  1. Relating to vapour; misty, foggy, obscure, insubstantial
    • 1594, William Shakespeare, The Rape of Lucrece
      O hateful, vaporous, and foggy night!
    • 1605, Francis Bacon, The Advancement of Learning
      So whosoever shall entertain high and vaporous imaginations, instead of a laborious and sober inquiry of truth, shall beget hopes and beliefs of strange and impossible shapes.

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stuffy

English

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?st?fi/
  • Rhymes: -?fi

Adjective

stuffy (comparative stuffier, superlative stuffiest)

  1. Poorly ventilated; partially plugged.
  2. Stout; mettlesome; resolute.
  3. (US) Angry and obstinate; sulky.
  4. Boring, uninteresting, over-formal, pompous, very conventional.
  5. (Scotland) Stout; sturdy.

Derived terms

  • stuffily
  • stuffiness

Related terms

  • stuffed shirt

Translations

Noun

stuffy (plural stuffies)

  1. (US, Canada, colloquial, often childish) Synonym of stuffed toy

Alternative forms

  • stuffie

Translations

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