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Whiggish

adjective Whig·gish \ ˈhwi-gish , ˈwi- \

Definition of Whiggish

1 : characteristic of Whigs or Whiggery
2 : of, relating to, or characterized by a view which holds that history follows a path of inevitable progression and improvement and which judges the past in light of the present

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1684

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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