possessed
adjective
spurred or moved by a strong feeling, madness, or a supernatural power (often followed by by, of, orwith ).
unpossessed
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a word derived from
possessed.
Example Sentences
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I am not unschooled in the arts of gallantry, but my lessons were administered through observation rather than practice; and I found myself unpossessed of even the slightest article of sense.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
“I heard there by chance, yesterday morning,” said Wemmick, “that a certain person not altogether of uncolonial pursuits, and not unpossessed of portable property,—I don’t know who it may really be,—we won’t name this person—”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
At that moment Mrs. Cary entered the room for dinner, and the discussion of unpossessed resources came to an abrupt end.
From The Old Gray Homestead by Frances Parkinson Keyes
I cannot dare To turn my admiration, though unpossessed They be of what is worthy—though not dressed In lovely modesty and virtues rare.
From Life of John Keats by William Michael Rossetti
By greed and selfish motives unpossessed, They, in their wisdom, must do what is best!
From The Song of the Exile—A Canadian Epic by Wilfred S. Skeats
