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warish

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈwɔːɹɪʃ/
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  • rhymes with -ɔːɹɪʃ
  • /ˈwɒɹɪʃ/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Alternative form of warrish (“warlike”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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2

verb

Meaning 2

To cure or heal (an illness or a person).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, transitive

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To get better; to recover from an illness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, obsolete

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History

Etymology

From Middle English warysshen, from Anglo-Norman waris-, the present participle stem of warir, from Old French guarir (modern guérir), from Frankish *warjan, from Proto-Germanic *warjaną. Compare guarish.