Word: whiggish
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: Whig
gish
Definition: of history, characterized by a belief in inevitable progress, and tending to evaluate the past by the standards of the present; see "Whig history".
Morphemes:
Affix: whig
Language: en
Meaning: to drive
Affix: mare
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: (clipping of nightmare.) A nightmare; a frustrating or terrible experience.
Affix: -ish
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Typical of, similar to, being like.