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prepossessing
[pree-puh-zes-ing]
adjective
that impresses favorably; engaging or attractive.
a confident and prepossessing young man.
prepossessing
/ ËŒ±è°ù¾±Ë±èəˈ³úÉ›²õɪŋ /
adjective
creating a favourable impression; attractive
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- prepossessingly adverb
- prepossessingness noun
- unprepossessing adjective
- unprepossessingly adverb
- ËŒ±è°ù±ð±è´Ç²õˈ²õ±ð²õ²õ¾±²Ô²µ±ô²â adverb
- ËŒ±è°ù±ð±è´Ç²õˈ²õ±ð²õ²õ¾±²Ô²µ²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of prepossessing1
Example Sentences
He was not a physically prepossessing young fellow.
Even the British explorer Sir Richard Francis Burton wasn’t immune: “Truly prepossessing was our first view of the then mysterious island of Zanzibar,†he wrote in “Zanzibar: City, Island, and Coast†in 1872.
It was the first time in his life he had been summoned to a principal’s office for disciplinary reasons and he did not find the circumstances prepossessing in any way.
McLEAN, Va. — The campaign manager spoke about her candidate’s race with a veteran’s prepossessing self-assurance.
She was by all accounts a prepossessing woman, with flaxen, pompadoured hair and blue eyes.
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