Wear'ish adjective [ Etymol. uncertain, but perhaps akin to weary .] 1. Weak; withered; shrunk. [ Obsolete] 'A wearish hand.' Ford. « A little, wearish old man, very melancholy by nature.» Burton. 2. Insipid; tasteless; unsavory. [ Obs... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/19