Toryish

American

[tawr-ee-ish, tohr-] / ˈtɔr i ɪʃ, ˈtoʊr- /

adjective

of, relating to, or resembling a Tory.

Etymology

Origin of Toryish

First recorded in 1675–85; Tory + -ish ¹

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Toryish

Though many of his views were what would now be considered Toryish and out of date, they were then classed by the Compact and their adherents as ultra-Radical and revolutionary.

From The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion by John Charles Dent

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