"vapoury" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more vapoury [comparative], most vapoury [superlative]
Etymology: vapour + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|vapour|y}} vapour + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} vapoury (comparative more vapoury, superlative most vapoury)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of vapour.
    Sense id: en-vapoury-en-adj-3dIq40Vd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 70 30
  2. (archaic) Affected with the vapours; peevish. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-vapoury-en-adj-HQ5ADwyw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: vapory [US]

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