WHIGGISH


Meaning of WHIGGISH in English

Pronunciation: ' hwi-gish, ' wi-

Function: adjective

Date: 1684

1 : characteristic of Whigs or Whiggery

2 : of, relating to, or characterized by a view which holds that history follows a path of inevitable progression and improvement and which judges the past in light of the present

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