English Explanatory Dictionary

whiggish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Characteristic of a Whig; liberal.
  2. Characterized by a belief in inevitable progress, and tending to evaluate the past by the standards of the present; see Whig history.
adj
  1. Alternative letter-case form of whiggish.

Word forms

whiggish more whiggish most whiggish

Etymology

From Whig + -ish.

Derived words

whiggishness
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