a. rare. [f. WITHER v. + -Y1.] Inclined to wither; wilting.
1621. R. Banister, Treat. 113 Dis. Eye, Breviary (1622) (b 3 b). Eyes darke, withery, and cloudy, presage death.
1861. Green, Lett. (1901), II. 82. My fluctuating health has taken a good turn, when all else are waxing pale and withery under the Tartarian heat.
