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prepossessing

[ pree-puh-zes-ing ]
/ ˌpri pəˈzɛs ɪŋ /
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adjective

that impresses favorably; engaging or attractive: a confident and prepossessing young man.

Words related to prepossessing

horrid, grotesque, unseemly, unsightly, awful, grisly, hideous, ugly, unattractive, drab, animal, appalling, beastly, deformed, foul, frightful, gross, homely, ill-favored, loathsome

Words nearby prepossessing

prepositional phrase, prepositional verb, prepositive, prepositor, prepossess, prepossessing, prepossession, preposterous, prepotency, prepotent, prepotential

Origin of prepossessing

First recorded in 1635–45; prepossess + -ing2

OTHER WORDS FROM prepossessing

pre·pos·sess·ing·ly, adverbpre·pos·sess·ing·ness, nounun·pre·pos·sess·ing, adjectiveun·pre·pos·sess·ing·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for unprepossessing (1 of 2)

unprepossessing
/ (ˌʌnpriːpəˈzɛsɪŋ) /

adjective

not creating a favourable impression; unattractive

British Dictionary definitions for unprepossessing (2 of 2)

prepossessing
/ (ˌpriːpəˈzɛsɪŋ) /

adjective

creating a favourable impression; attractive

Derived forms of prepossessing

prepossessingly, adverbprepossessingness, noun
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