Emily Dickinson Lexicon

VA'POR-OUS, a. [Fr. vaporeux.]

1. Full of vapors or exhalations; as, the vaporous air of valleys. – Derham.
2. Vain; unreal; proceeding from the vapors. – Bacon.
3. Windy; flatulent; as, vaporous food is the most easily digested. – Arbuthnot.