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Lincolnesque

[ ling-kuh-nesk ]

adjective

  1. like or characteristic of Abraham Lincoln:

    a Lincolnesque compassion.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of Lincolnesque1

First recorded in 1920–25; Lincoln + -esque
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Example Sentences

To reclaim its Lincolnesque transformation, the GOP needs to fundamentally pivot on the role of government.

His face, Hank decided, had a Lincolnesque quality, so ugly as to be beautiful in its infinite sadness.

His opponents called him clownish; his friends declared him Lincolnesque.

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