单词 | whiggissimi |
释义 | † Whiggissimin. humorous and depreciative. Obsolete. Whigs whose commitment to Whig principles is unquestioned or extreme.Quot. 1832 probably alludes to quot. 1725, which is otherwise an isolated use. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > British politics > British party politics > [noun] > Whiggism > a Whig > extreme Whigs Whiggissimi1725 1725 J. Swift Let. 25 Sept. in Corr. (1963) III. 101 Because they are above suspicions, as Whiggissimi and Unsuspectissimi. 1832 J. Rickman Extr. Life & Lett. 18 Apr. 294 Whigs, Whiggamores, Whiggissimi. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). < n.1725 |
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