Lincolnesque

American

[ling-kuh-nesk] / ˌlɪŋ kəˈnɛsk /

adjective

like or characteristic of Abraham Lincoln.

a Lincolnesque compassion.

Etymology

Origin of Lincolnesque

First recorded in 1920–25; Lincoln + -esque

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Lincolnesque

In a very Lincolnesque way, right makes might.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026

Its founder, Job Harriman, was a Lincolnesque preacher and lawyer from Indiana.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2023

Saving the day: Lincolnesque flourishes in the campaign speeches.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 26, 2018

Captain America, the embodiment of a kind of Lincolnesque optimism, poses a direct question for me: Why would anyone believe in The Dream?

From Slate ● Feb. 28, 2018

I looked at him, at the long, bony, almost Lincolnesque face.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

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