Lincolnesque
Nobly plain-spoken
Lincolnesque describes qualities associated with Abraham Lincoln—tall and gaunt in appearance, or possessing his characteristic blend of folksy wisdom, moral gravity, and plainspoken eloquence.
Politicians aspire to Lincolnesque rhetoric when they want to sound principled without being preachy: His Lincolnesque appeal to our better angels fell flat.
Countrymen fighting countrymen
- GettysburgPennsylvania battle site
- UnionNamed political entity
- log cabinDwelling of stacked timbers
- IllinoisMidwestern state, sixth-largest
Springfield · Ford's Theatre · assassination · martyrdom · Republican Party · frontier · Kentucky · Indiana
Titled or virtuous
- statelyGrand and imposing
- solemnSerious and dignified
- graveSerious and worrying
- composedCalm and self-possessed
sober · august · venerable · measured · deliberate · stoic · humble · unpretentious
Opponent of human bondage
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- proclamationFormal public announcement
- liberationRelease from constraint
slavery · equality · justice · Thirteenth Amendment · civil rights · liberator · freedom fighter · manumission
Of considerable height
- lankyTall and ungainly thin
- toweringOf imposing height
- ganglyAwkwardly tall and thin
- rangyTall, thin, loose-limbed
gaunt · angular · rawboned · spindly · leggy · elongated · lean · wiry
Respected political leader
- leaderOne who guides others
- commander-in-chiefHighest military authority holder
- wartimePeriod of armed conflict
- crisis leadershipDirecting others through catastrophe
unity · preservation · executive · administration · governance · decisive · principled · legacy
Facial hair growth
- whiskersFacial sensory hairs
- facial hairBeard, mustache, stubble
- stubbleShort regrown facial hair
- distinctiveReadily identifiable, set apart
iconic · burnsides · muttonchops · unshaven · hirsute · craggy · weathered
Fluent and persuasive
- rhetoricalUsing language for effect
- Gettysburg Address1863 battlefield dedication speech
- brevityShortness of expression
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
biblical · poetic · persuasive · wit · storytelling · anecdote · debate · succinct
Civil War
Countrymen fighting countrymen
- GettysburgPennsylvania battle site
- UnionNamed political entity
- log cabinDwelling of stacked timbers
Illinois · Springfield · Ford's Theatre · assassination · martyrdom · Republican Party · frontier · Kentucky · Indiana · self-educated
noble
Titled or virtuous
composed · sober · august · venerable · measured · deliberate · stoic · humble · unpretentious · folksy
abolitionist
Opponent of human bondage
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- proclamationFormal public announcement
liberation · slavery · equality · justice · Thirteenth Amendment · civil rights · liberator · freedom fighter · manumission · human rights
tall
Of considerable height
rangy · gaunt · angular · rawboned · spindly · leggy · elongated · lean · wiry · beanpole
statesman
Respected political leader
- leaderOne who guides others
- commander-in-chiefHighest military authority holder
- wartimePeriod of armed conflict
crisis leadership · unity · preservation · executive · administration · governance · decisive · principled · legacy · Mount Rushmore
beard
Facial hair growth
- whiskersFacial sensory hairs
- facial hairBeard, mustache, stubble
- stubbleShort regrown facial hair
distinctive · iconic · burnsides · muttonchops · unshaven · hirsute · craggy · weathered
eloquent
Fluent and persuasive
- rhetoricalUsing language for effect
- Gettysburg Address1863 battlefield dedication speech
- brevityShortness of expression
cadence · biblical · poetic · persuasive · wit · storytelling · anecdote · debate · succinct · memorable
Lincolnesquebombastic
Excessively inflated language
florid · pompous · overwrought · flashy · grandiloquent
Lincolnesquenarcissistic
Obsessed with one's image
vainglorious · Trumpian · self-aggrandizing · demagogic · unprincipled
LincolnesqueNapoleonic
Of the French emperor
diminutive · rotund · cherubic · dapper · sleek