"wearish" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈwɪəɹɪʃ/ [UK] Forms: more wearish [comparative], most wearish [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English warssh, werisch, werische, werish, werissh, werssh, werysshe, of unknown origin; compare Modern English dialectal wairsh and Early Modern English wersh; perhaps related to Middle English wery (modern weary). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|warssh}} Middle English warssh, {{m|enm|werisch}} werisch, {{m|enm|werische}} werische, {{m|enm|werish}} werish, {{m|enm|werissh}} werissh, {{m|enm|werssh}} werssh, {{m|enm|werysshe}} werysshe, {{m|en|wairsh}} wairsh, {{m|en|wersh}} wersh, {{cog|enm|wery}} Middle English wery, {{m|en|weary}} weary Head templates: {{en-adj}} wearish (comparative more wearish, superlative most wearish)
  1. (obsolete) Tasteless, having a sickly flavour; insipid. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-wearish-en-adj-3TaTo7V~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29
  2. (obsolete or dialectal) Sickly, wizened, feeble. Tags: dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-wearish-en-adj-f~IX8tTu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: wearishness

Alternative forms

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