different between briskly vs whig

English

Etymology

From brisk +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b??skli/

Adverb

briskly (comparative more briskly, superlative most briskly)

1. Fast, quickly, swiftly.

Translations

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: hw?g, IPA^(key): /???/

Rhymes: -??

• Homophones: Whig, wig (in dialects with the wine-whine merger)

Etymology 1

Probably related to whey.

Noun

whig (plural whigs)

1. (Britain, dialect, obsolete) Acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with buttermilk and sweet herbs, used as a cooling beverage.
2. buttermilk

Etymology 2

Compare frig, jig

Verb

whig (third-person singular simple present whigs, present participle whigging, simple past and past participle whigged)

1. (transitive) Urge forward; drive briskly.
2. (intransitive) Jog along; move or work briskly.
3. (transitive) Weird out or disturb someone.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English whig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wi?/

Noun

whig m (plural whigs)

1. Whig

Further reading

• “whig” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English whig.

Adjective

whig (invariable)

1. (relational) Whig

Noun

whig m (invariable)

1. Whig