Lincoln-like

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Lincoln +‎ -like.

Adjective

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Lincoln-like (comparative more Lincoln-like, superlative most Lincoln-like)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of Abraham Lincoln.

Usage notes

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  • Lincoln-like is several times more common than Lincolnlike in print.[1] GPO manual recommends using a hyphen with words ending in like- when the first element is a proper name.[2]

References

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  1. ^ (Lincolnlike*6),Lincoln-like at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
  2. ^ 6. Compounding Rules in U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual, govinfo.gov
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