whiggish
whiggish · more whiggish · most whiggish
Characteristic of a WhigCharacteristic of a Whig; liberal.
Meaning
2 senses(historical)Characteristic of a Whig; liberal.
(capitalized, often)Characterized by a belief in inevitable progress, and tending to evaluate the past by the standards of the present; see Whig history.
Near-synonym: presentist
Forms
more whiggish, most whiggish| Comparative | more whiggish Lesson |
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| Superlative | most whiggish Lesson |
regular
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.