VAPIDER

Adjective

vapider

comparative form of vapid

Source: Wiktionary


VAPID

Vap"id, a. Etym: [L. vapidus having lost its lire and spirit, vapid; akin to vappa vapid wine, vapor vapor. See Vapor.]

Definition: Having lost its life and spirit; dead; spiritless; insipid; flat; dull; unanimated; as, vapid beer; a vapid speech; a vapid state of the blood. A cheap, bloodless reformation, a guiltless liberty, appear flat and vapid to their taste. Burke.

– Vap"id*ly, adv.

– Vap"id*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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THEORETICAL

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