whiggishadj.¹

Brit.

/ˈwɪɡɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)wɪɡɪʃ/

Forms: In 1500s whighish.

Etymology: < whig n.¹ + -ish suffix¹.

rare.

Pale as whey.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > skin > complexion > paleness > [adjective]

blatec1000

whiteOE

greena1275

blakec1275

bleykea1300

wana1300

palec1330

bleach1340

pale and wan (wan and pale)c1374

colourlessc1380

deadlyc1385

deadc1386

bloodlessc1450

earthlyc1460

ruddylessc1460

wan visaged?a1513

wanny1555

as pale or white as a clout1557

bleak1566

mealy1566

pale-faced1570

ghastly1574

white-faced1577

bleakish1581

pallid1590

whiggish1590

tallow-faced1592

maid-pale1597

lily1600

whey-colour1602

lew1611

roseless1611

Hippocratical1615

cadaverousa1661

Hippocratic1681

smock-faced1684

white-looked1690

livid1728

as white (or pale) as a sheet1752

squalid1753

deathly1791

etiolated1791

light-skinned1802

suety1803

shilpit1813

blanched1828

tallowy1830

suet-faced1834

pasty1836

tallowish1838

whey-faced1847

pasty-faced1848

aghast1850

waxen1853

complexionless1863

light-skin1877

lily-cheeked1877

lardy1879

wan-faced1881

exsanguinous1889

wheatish1950

1590 T. Fenne Hecubaes Mishaps in Frutes sig. Cc4 Whose whighish skin the muddy mire with filthy spots had hild.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

Whiggishadj.²

Brit.

/ˈwɪɡɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)wɪɡɪʃ/

Forms: 1600s– Whiggish, 1600s– Whigish (now rare), 1600s– Wiggish (now rare).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Whig n.², -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < Whig n.² + -ish suffix¹. Compare earlier Whig adj. Compare slightly later Toryish adj.

Usually somewhat depreciative.

a. Characteristic of the principles, policies, or practices of the Whigs (in various senses), esp. the Whig Party in Britain or the United States; supporting or inclined to Whiggism or (sometimes) political liberalism. Also occasionally: reminiscent of or resembling the Whigs in principles, outlook, etc. Cf. Whig adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > British politics > British party politics > [adjective] > of or relating to Whigs

Whig1661

true blue1663

Whiggish1680

low-flying1706

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > absence of prejudice > [adjective]

unpossesseda1586

affectionless1595

respectless1598

unprejudicating1602

spacious1609

unprejudicate1609

unprejudicated1609

undifferencing?1624

unprepossessed1629

imprejudicate1640

unprejudiced1641

unprejudicial1641

unpreoccupated1641

unsuperstitious1652

moderate1654

unforestalled1657

unengaged1659

equipondious1661

uncaptivated1678

unbiased1686

unbigoted1711

Whiggish1715

open-minded1748

progressive1780

liberal1781

prejudiceless1830

broad1832

great-eyed1850

synoptic1852

undogmatic1857

undogmatical1863

superstitionless1879

race-blind1900

personless1932

verlig1968

1680 Loyal Tories Delight (single sheet) Great York in favour does remain, In spight of all the Whigish train.

1705 E. Ward Hudibras Redivivus I. ii. 20 Mix'd with some High Church Vindications Against false Whiggish Defamations.

1715 M. Davies Εἰκων Μικρο-βιβλικὴ Pref. 17 In the same fourth Century there were some Whiggish Pamphlets publish'd by some Moderate Heathens.

1779 E. Burke Corr. (1844) II. 270 Your liberal, wise, and truly whiggish principles.

1793 R. Burns Poems (ed. 2) II. 176 If ony whiggish whingin sot, To blame poor Matthew dare, man.

1816 W. Scott Antiquary I. v. 108 The whiggish and perverse opposition to established rank and privilege.

1875 N. Amer. Rev. July 224 His politics were probably originally Whiggish, after the Webster-Clay type.

1907 P. T. Forsyth Positive Preaching iv. 120 They gave the gnostics a huge advantage over the whiggish apologists and their liberal Christianity.

2016 Key Words No. 14 132 Thompson did much to substantiate the Popular Front intuition that popular radicalism had often involved the creative adaptation of Whiggish notions of individual liberty.

b. Characteristic or reminiscent of the Whig interpretation of history; designating history written with this perspective. See Whig adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > history or knowledge about the past > [adjective] > of types of history > of historians, theories, or styles

Whig1729

Whiggish1890

revisionist1926

Toynbeean1935

1890 Academy 15 Nov. 441/1 His view of history and of the progress of civilisation is essentially Whiggish.

1975 Times Lit. Suppl. 28 Nov. 1404/3 The danger, ever-present in women's history (as in labour history) of whiggish perspectives: of self-indulgently allowing enthusiasm for the women's cause today to obstruct sensitive understanding of women's situation yesterday.

2006 P. Woit Not even Wrong iii. 38 This is also Whiggish history; everything that didn't end up part of the current picture of things has been ruthlessly suppressed.

2009 P. Glennie & N. Thrift Shaping Day ii. 52 Current versions of this narrative emphasize a Whiggish progression of events.

†2. slang. Rebellious, seditious; troublesome. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > [adjective]

wilda1300

rebel1340

rebellious?c1450

rebellant?a1475

mutinous1564

mutine1584

Whiggish1699

rebelly1705

yoof1986

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Whiggish, Factious, Seditious, Restless, Uneasy.

Derivatives

ˈWhiggishness n. the quality or state of being Whiggish.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > British politics > British party politics > [noun] > Whiggism > a Whig > quality or personality of

Whiggishness1819

Whigship1826

1819 Liverpool Mercury 19 Feb. 272/2 [Quoting J. C. Hobhouse] I suppose, Mr. Lamb, you thank God for your whiggishness.

1920 Blackwood's Mag. Mar. 402/2 Johnson would have tolerated his coxcombry as little as he would have borne with his inveterate Whiggishness.

1997 Independent on Sunday 1 June (Review Suppl.) 32/1 He is well placed to present the case for his subject's essential Whiggishness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).

单词	whiggish
释义	whiggishadj.¹ Brit. /ˈwɪɡɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈ(h)wɪɡɪʃ/ Forms: In 1500s whighish. Etymology: < whig n.¹ + -ish suffix¹. rare. Pale as whey. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > skin > complexion > paleness > [adjective] blatec1000 whiteOE greena1275 blakec1275 bleykea1300 wana1300 palec1330 bleach1340 pale and wan (wan and pale)c1374 colourlessc1380 deadlyc1385 deadc1386 bloodlessc1450 earthlyc1460 ruddylessc1460 wan visaged?a1513 wanny1555 as pale or white as a clout1557 bleak1566 mealy1566 pale-faced1570 ghastly1574 white-faced1577 bleakish1581 pallid1590 whiggish1590 tallow-faced1592 maid-pale1597 lily1600 whey-colour1602 lew1611 roseless1611 Hippocratical1615 cadaverousa1661 Hippocratic1681 smock-faced1684 white-looked1690 livid1728 as white (or pale) as a sheet1752 squalid1753 deathly1791 etiolated1791 light-skinned1802 suety1803 shilpit1813 blanched1828 tallowy1830 suet-faced1834 pasty1836 tallowish1838 whey-faced1847 pasty-faced1848 aghast1850 waxen1853 complexionless1863 light-skin1877 lily-cheeked1877 lardy1879 wan-faced1881 exsanguinous1889 wheatish1950 1590 T. Fenne Hecubaes Mishaps in Frutes sig. Cc4 Whose whighish skin the muddy mire with filthy spots had hild. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021). Whiggishadj.² Brit. /ˈwɪɡɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈ(h)wɪɡɪʃ/ Forms: 1600s– Whiggish, 1600s– Whigish (now rare), 1600s– Wiggish (now rare). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Whig n.², -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < Whig n.² + -ish suffix¹. Compare earlier Whig adj. Compare slightly later Toryish adj. Usually somewhat depreciative. 1. a. Characteristic of the principles, policies, or practices of the Whigs (in various senses), esp. the Whig Party in Britain or the United States; supporting or inclined to Whiggism or (sometimes) political liberalism. Also occasionally: reminiscent of or resembling the Whigs in principles, outlook, etc. Cf. Whig adj. 1. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > British politics > British party politics > [adjective] > of or relating to Whigs Whig1661 true blue1663 Whiggish1680 low-flying1706 the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > absence of prejudice > [adjective] unpossesseda1586 affectionless1595 respectless1598 unprejudicating1602 spacious1609 unprejudicate1609 unprejudicated1609 undifferencing?1624 unprepossessed1629 imprejudicate1640 unprejudiced1641 unprejudicial1641 unpreoccupated1641 unsuperstitious1652 moderate1654 unforestalled1657 unengaged1659 equipondious1661 uncaptivated1678 unbiased1686 unbigoted1711 Whiggish1715 open-minded1748 progressive1780 liberal1781 prejudiceless1830 broad1832 great-eyed1850 synoptic1852 undogmatic1857 undogmatical1863 superstitionless1879 race-blind1900 personless1932 verlig1968 1680 Loyal Tories Delight (single sheet) Great York in favour does remain, In spight of all the Whigish train. 1705 E. Ward Hudibras Redivivus I. ii. 20 Mix'd with some High Church Vindications Against false Whiggish Defamations. 1715 M. Davies Εἰκων Μικρο-βιβλικὴ Pref. 17 In the same fourth Century there were some Whiggish Pamphlets publish'd by some Moderate Heathens. 1779 E. Burke Corr. (1844) II. 270 Your liberal, wise, and truly whiggish principles. 1793 R. Burns Poems (ed. 2) II. 176 If ony whiggish whingin sot, To blame poor Matthew dare, man. 1816 W. Scott Antiquary I. v. 108 The whiggish and perverse opposition to established rank and privilege. 1875 N. Amer. Rev. July 224 His politics were probably originally Whiggish, after the Webster-Clay type. 1907 P. T. Forsyth Positive Preaching iv. 120 They gave the gnostics a huge advantage over the whiggish apologists and their liberal Christianity. 2016 Key Words No. 14 132 Thompson did much to substantiate the Popular Front intuition that popular radicalism had often involved the creative adaptation of Whiggish notions of individual liberty. b. Characteristic or reminiscent of the Whig interpretation of history; designating history written with this perspective. See Whig adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > history or knowledge about the past > [adjective] > of types of history > of historians, theories, or styles Whig1729 Whiggish1890 revisionist1926 Toynbeean1935 1890 Academy 15 Nov. 441/1 His view of history and of the progress of civilisation is essentially Whiggish. 1975 Times Lit. Suppl. 28 Nov. 1404/3 The danger, ever-present in women's history (as in labour history) of whiggish perspectives: of self-indulgently allowing enthusiasm for the women's cause today to obstruct sensitive understanding of women's situation yesterday. 2006 P. Woit Not even Wrong iii. 38 This is also Whiggish history; everything that didn't end up part of the current picture of things has been ruthlessly suppressed. 2009 P. Glennie & N. Thrift Shaping Day ii. 52 Current versions of this narrative emphasize a Whiggish progression of events. †2. slang. Rebellious, seditious; troublesome. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > [adjective] wilda1300 rebel1340 rebellious?c1450 rebellant?a1475 mutinous1564 mutine1584 Whiggish1699 rebelly1705 yoof1986 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Whiggish, Factious, Seditious, Restless, Uneasy. Derivatives ˈWhiggishness n. the quality or state of being Whiggish. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > British politics > British party politics > [noun] > Whiggism > a Whig > quality or personality of Whiggishness1819 Whigship1826 1819 Liverpool Mercury 19 Feb. 272/2 [Quoting J. C. Hobhouse] I suppose, Mr. Lamb, you thank God for your whiggishness. 1920 Blackwood's Mag. Mar. 402/2 Johnson would have tolerated his coxcombry as little as he would have borne with his inveterate Whiggishness. 1997 Independent on Sunday 1 June (Review Suppl.) 32/1 He is well placed to present the case for his subject's essential Whiggishness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). < adj.¹1590adj.²1680
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