adj. /lil"ee hwuyt", -wuyt"/ ; n. /lil"ee hwuyt', -wuyt'/ , adj.
1. white as a lily: soft lily-white skin.
2. pure; untouched by corruption or imperfection; above reproach: He tries to pass himself off as some sort of lily-white saint, but he's not.
3. designating or pertaining to any faction, organization, or group opposing the inclusion of blacks, esp. in political or social life.
n.
4. a member of a lily-white organization, esp. a member of a former faction of the Republican party in the South opposed to the inclusion of blacks in the party or in political life in general.
[ 1275-1325; ME lylie-whyt ]
Syn. 3. segregated, discriminatory, unintegrated.