Lincoln-like

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Lincoln +‎ -like

Adjective

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

  1. Resembling or characteristic of Abraham Lincoln.

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