mugwumpishadj.

Brit.

/ˈmʌɡwʌmpɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈməɡˌwəmpɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mugwump n., -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < mugwump n. + -ish suffix¹.

Chiefly North American.

Characteristic of a mugwump; esp. professing (political) disinterestedness. Also: pompous, snobbish.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > party politics > [adjective] > non-party

unaffected1619

unparty1711

non-party1852

mugwumpish1883

cross-bench mind1884

mugwump1886

partyless1896

freelancing1902

personalist1905

the mind > emotion > pride > haughtiness or disdainfulness > [adjective]

overmoodeOE

highlyOE

overmoodOE

overmoodyOE

orgelc1175

dangerous?c1225

orgula1275

orgulousc1275

fiercec1290

hautain1297

highfulc1325

squeamousc1325

deignousc1330

digne1340

disdainousc1374

sirlya1375

lordlyc1390

high-hearteda1398

haught1430

haut1430

coppedc1449

excellentc1450

fastidious?a1475

loftyc1485

dain?1507

hichty1513

stiff-necked1526

supercilious1528

haughty1530

taunt?a1534

disdainfula1542

high in the instep1555

skeighc1560

queen-like?1571

surlyc1572

stately1579

coy1581

paughtya1586

steya1586

disdained1598

dortya1605

lordlike1605

overly1606

magnatical1608

stiff1608

surly-borne1609

high-sighted1610

lofty-minded1611

sublimed1611

patronizing1619

lording1629

sublimated1634

cavaliering1642

uncondescending1660

nose-in-the-air1673

sidy1673

fastuose1674

uncondescensive1681

condescending1707

stiff-rumped1728

fastidiose1730

cavalier1751

ogertful1754

pawky1809

supercilian1825

splendid1833

touch-me-not1852

pincé1858

high-stepping1867

eyeglassy1871

sniffy1871

cavalierly1876

snifty1889

Olympian1900

ritzy1920

mugwumpish1923

blasé1930

stiff-arsed1937

nose-high1939

1883 N. Amer. Rev. Oct. 395 He does not belong to the new school of Mugwumpish politics, which sneers at party allegiance.

1918 F. Hackett Ireland ix. 252 This conviction was accompanied..with many mugwumpish strictures such as ‘in the main’, ‘within certain limits’, [etc.].

1923 Spectator 22 Sept. 390/1 Racial, intellectual or moral tests..may turn out to be not aristocratic at all, but merely mugwumpish.

1999 National Jrnl. (Electronic ed.) 21 Aug. But the dominant politicians of those two banner periods of liberal social change—Democratic Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson—were about as un-Mugwumpish as could be.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mugwumpish
释义	mugwumpishadj. Brit. /ˈmʌɡwʌmpɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈməɡˌwəmpɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mugwump n., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < mugwump n. + -ish suffix¹. Chiefly North American. Characteristic of a mugwump; esp. professing (political) disinterestedness. Also: pompous, snobbish. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > party politics > [adjective] > non-party unaffected1619 unparty1711 non-party1852 mugwumpish1883 cross-bench mind1884 mugwump1886 partyless1896 freelancing1902 personalist1905 the mind > emotion > pride > haughtiness or disdainfulness > [adjective] overmoodeOE highlyOE overmoodOE overmoodyOE orgelc1175 dangerous?c1225 orgula1275 orgulousc1275 fiercec1290 hautain1297 highfulc1325 squeamousc1325 deignousc1330 digne1340 disdainousc1374 sirlya1375 lordlyc1390 high-hearteda1398 haught1430 haut1430 coppedc1449 excellentc1450 fastidious?a1475 loftyc1485 dain?1507 hichty1513 stiff-necked1526 supercilious1528 haughty1530 taunt?a1534 disdainfula1542 high in the instep1555 skeighc1560 queen-like?1571 surlyc1572 stately1579 coy1581 paughtya1586 steya1586 disdained1598 dortya1605 lordlike1605 overly1606 magnatical1608 stiff1608 surly-borne1609 high-sighted1610 lofty-minded1611 sublimed1611 patronizing1619 lording1629 sublimated1634 cavaliering1642 uncondescending1660 nose-in-the-air1673 sidy1673 fastuose1674 uncondescensive1681 condescending1707 stiff-rumped1728 fastidiose1730 cavalier1751 ogertful1754 pawky1809 supercilian1825 splendid1833 touch-me-not1852 pincé1858 high-stepping1867 eyeglassy1871 sniffy1871 cavalierly1876 snifty1889 Olympian1900 ritzy1920 mugwumpish1923 blasé1930 stiff-arsed1937 nose-high1939 1883 N. Amer. Rev. Oct. 395 He does not belong to the new school of Mugwumpish politics, which sneers at party allegiance. 1918 F. Hackett Ireland ix. 252 This conviction was accompanied..with many mugwumpish strictures such as ‘in the main’, ‘within certain limits’, [etc.]. 1923 Spectator 22 Sept. 390/1 Racial, intellectual or moral tests..may turn out to be not aristocratic at all, but merely mugwumpish. 1999 National Jrnl. (Electronic ed.) 21 Aug. But the dominant politicians of those two banner periods of liberal social change—Democratic Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson—were about as un-Mugwumpish as could be. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1883
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