whiggish

[Eng. whig, s.; -ish.] Pertaining or relating to Whigs; partaking of the principles of Whigs; characteristic of Whigs. "A portion of the Tories, with their old leader, Danby, at their head, began to hold Whiggish language."Macaulay: Hist . Eng ., ch. vi. whig-gish-ly, adv. [Eng. whiggish; -ly.] In a whiggish manner. *2. To spend. "To while so much time in perusing this disquisition." -Pegge: Anecdotes , p. 229. *B. In trans.: To loiter; to pa slowly. "To pa away the whiling moments."- Steele : Specta tor , No. 522. *while-mele, adv. [English while, and suffix mele, as in piecemeal, .] By turns. "Ten you sand by eche moneth whilemele." - Wycliffe: 3 Kings v. 14. *while'-ne , s. [Eng. while; -ne .] Change. nether schadewing of while ne or tyme." - Wycliffe : James i. 17. "Anentis whom is *whil-êre', *whyle-are, adv . [English while , and ere.] A little time ago or before; some time ago; erewhile. "Let us be jocund. Will you troll the catch You taught me but whilere !" Shakesp.: Tempest, iii. 2. whileş, adv. [Eng. while, with adverbial suffix -es.] *1. While; during the time that; as long as; at the same time that. "Whiles his most mighty father on a hill Stood smiling." Shakesp.: Henry V. , v. 2. 2. Sometimes; at times. ( Scotch.)