gaseous

gas·eous

adj \ˈga-sē-əs, ˈga-shəs\

Definition of GASEOUS

1

: having the form of or being gas; also : of or relating to gases

2

a : lacking substance or solidity b : gassy 3 <trick phrases and gaseous circumlocutions — Edwin Newman>

— gas·eous·ness noun

Examples of GASEOUS

1. a substance changing from a liquid to a gaseous state
2. <a pompous professor known for his gaseous lectures that often put students to sleep>

First Known Use of GASEOUS

1799

Related to GASEOUS

Synonyms: bombastic, flatulent, fustian, rhetorical, gassy, grandiloquent, oratorical, orotund, windy

Antonyms: unrhetorical

Related Words: bloated, elevated, florid, flowery, grandiose, highfalutin (also hifalutin), high-flown, high-sounding, inflated, lofty, ornate, pompous, pontifical, pretentious, stilted, tumid, turgid; overdone, verbose, wordy

Near Antonyms: eloquent, well-spoken; bald, direct, matter-of-fact, plain, plainspoken, simple, stark, straightforward, unadorned, unaffected, unpretentious

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