Wearish

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Wearish \Wear"ish\, a. [Etymol. uncertain, but perhaps akin to
     weary.]
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     1. Weak; withered; shrunk. [Obs.] "A wearish hand." --Ford.
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              A little, wearish old man, very melancholy by
              nature.                               --Burton.
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     2. Insipid; tasteless; unsavory. [Obs.]
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              Wearish as meat is that is not well tasted.
                                                    --Palsgrave.
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