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
That period of progress was brought to a grinding halt by 9/11, of course, but those years left me with a streak of Whiggish optimism that now seems naive.
From The Guardian • Nov. 13, 2015
His books are useful antigens to Whiggish ideas of technological progress.
From Slate • Nov. 18, 2013
Although, therefore, the class might be Whiggish, it did not share the strongest revolutionary passions.
From The English Utilitarians, Volume I. by Stephen, Leslie, Sir
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