Whiggish
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or characteristic of Whigs or Whiggism.
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inclined to Whiggism.
Other Word Forms
- Whiggishly adverb
- Whiggishness noun
Etymology
Origin of Whiggish
Example Sentences
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This is a more radically Whiggish proposition than it sounds.
From The New Yorker • May 8, 2017
Their ranks also included many former Democrats who shared a fervor for the anti-slavery cause and helped take some of the Whiggish, elitist edge off this ingathering of idealists and practical politicians.
From Washington Post • Jul. 17, 2016
His books are useful antigens to Whiggish ideas of technological progress.
From Slate • Nov. 18, 2013
They tried to introduce scholarly rigour into Winston's Whiggish saga and the work ended up betwixt and between.
From The Guardian • Jul. 20, 2012
“What kind of Whiggish, canting talk is this, for the house of Cluny Macpherson?”
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 10 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
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