wearish, werish, werishe, weryshe

[Etym. doubtful; probably connected with weary (q. v.).] 1. Wizened, shrunk, withered. "Behind the goodly horse he placed a little wearish man, and seeming to sight to have but small strength." North : Plutarch , p. 492. 2. Mischievous, evil-disposed, malicious, shrewish. "A wretched wearish elfe." - Spenser: F. Q., IV. v. 34. 3. Worthle ; of naught. "Being ouerwhelmed with werishe opinions."- Udall : Matthew v. wear-I-some, a . [Eng. weary , a.; -some.] Causing wearine ; tiresome, fatiguing, tedious, irksome, monotonous, wearying. "The march of the preceding night had been wear i some ."- Macaulay : Hist. Eng ., ch. v. wear-i-some-ly, adv. [Eng. wearisome; -ly.] In a wearisome manner; so as to cause wearine ; tediously. "Neither to hurry over any part thoughtle ly, nor chin, bench; go, gem; thin, this; lect. 38. wear-i-some-ne , *wear-i-some-ne e, subst . [Eng. wearisome ; -ne .] The quality or state of being wearisome; tiresomene , tediousne . "But no worthy enterprise can be done by us without continuall plodding and wearisomene ." -Milton: Tetrachord on.