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A rush (the plant). [Obs.] Chaucer.

In the style of an amateur; superficial or defective like the work of an amateur. -- Am`a*teur"ish*ly, adv. -- Am`a*teur"ish*ness, n.

The stubble of wheat or grass; a stubble field; eddish. [Eng.] [Written also arish, ersh, etc.] The moment we entered the stubble or arrish. Blackw. Mag.

Partaking of the qualities of a bear; resembling a bear in temper or manners. Harris.

Behavior like that of a bear.

Somewhat bitter. Goldsmith.

Swinish; brutal; cruel. In his anointed flesh stick boarish fangs. Shak.

unmannerly. -- Boor"ish*ly, adv. -- Boor"ish*ness, n. Which is in truth a gross and boorish opinion. Milton.

Like a buccaneer; piratical.

Somewhat like a cavalier.

n; to nurture with care; to protect and aid. We were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children. 1 Thess. ii. 7.

One who cherishes. The cherisher of my flesh and blood. Shak.

Encouragement; comfort. [Obs.] Rich bounty and dear cherishment. Spenser.

Somewhat clever. [R.]

Containing, or partaking of the nature of, copper; like copper; as, a copperish taste.

arling; quarrelsome; snappish; churlish; hence, also malicious; malignant; brutal. Thy currish spirit Governed a wolf. Shak. Some currish plot, -- some trick. Lockhart. -- Cur"rish*ly, adv. -- Cur"rish*ness, n.

Of or pertaining to the czar.

Somewhat old; elderly. [R.]

Perished; decayed. [Obs.] I deem thy brain emperished be. Spenser.

See Impoverish.