wearish
wearish · more wearish · most wearish
Tasteless, having a sickly flavourTasteless, having a sickly flavour; insipid.
/ˈwɪəɹɪʃ/
Meaning
2 senses(obsolete)Tasteless, having a sickly flavour; insipid.
(dialectal, obsolete)Sickly, wizened, feeble.
Origin
From Middle English warssh, werisch, werische, werish, werissh, werssh, werysshe, of unknoFrom 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).
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Forms
more wearish, most wearish| Comparative | more wearish Lesson |
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| Superlative | most wearish Lesson |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedwearishness
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form