Definition of Lincolnesque

1. Adjective. Of or relating to or in the manner of Abraham Lincoln.

Exact synonyms: Lincolnian
Partainyms: Lincoln, Lincoln
Derivative terms: Lincoln

Definition of Lincolnesque

1. Adjective. Suggestive of (w Abraham Lincoln). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lincolnesque

Lina
Linanthus
Linanthus dianthiflorus
Linanthus dichotomus
Linaria
Linaria canadensis
Linaria vulgaris
Lincocin
Lincoln
Lincoln's Birthday
Lincoln Logs
Lincoln Memorial
Lincoln Steffens
Lincoln green
Lincoln greens
Lincolnesque
Lincolnian
Lincolns
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire sausage
Lincolnshire spinach
Lincrusta
Lincs
Lind
Linda
Lindau
Lindau's disease
Lindau's tumour
Lindbergh
Lindberghian

Literary usage of Lincolnesque

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Agrarian Crusade: A Chronicle of the Farmer in Politics by Solon Justus Buck (1920)
"His opponents called him clownish; his friends declared him lincolnesque. Failing to make headway against him by ridicule, the Republicans arranged a series ..."

2. A Diplomat's Wife in Mexico by Edith O'Shaughnessy (1916)
"There was even something lincolnesque in his look and bearing, but his entry on the Mexican stage was certainly abrupt, and the setting completely ..."

3. Historical Research: An Outline of Theory and Practice by John Martin Vincent (1911)
"This proceeds not simply by way of description, but by conversation with the hero and with others in fictitious situations in the usual lincolnesque dialect ..."

4. Stages to Saturn: A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch Vehicle by Roger E. Bilstein (1999)
"Already trying to get on the top of the S-II program in 1965, Storms named Robert E. Greer, a retired Air Force major general with a lean, lincolnesque aura ..."

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