Definition of WEARISH

wearish

Adj

  • Tasteless, having a sickly flavour; insipid.
  • Sickly, wizened, feeble.

Adjective

  • Lacking flavor or zest; tasteless.

Examples

  • His play of ’ZIT’ was rather wearish, but it opened up a triple word score for his next turn.

Origin / 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).

Scrabble Score: 13

wearish: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
wearish: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wearish: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

wearish: valid Words With Friends Word