Whitmanesque

adjective

Whit·​man·​esque -¦nesk 

variants or Whitmanian

hwitˈmānēən also wi- 

: of, relating to, or resembling Whitman or his literary style

Word History

Etymology

Walt Whitman †1892 + English -esque or -ian

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