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Prepossessing

adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Tending to invite favor; attracting confidence, favor, esteem, or love; attractive

    ""I am a great advocate for timidity—and I am sure one does not often meet with it.—But in those who are at all inferior, it is extremely prepossessing.""

  2. 2
    Causing prejudice. archaic
Adjective
  1. 1
    creating a favorable impression wordnet

Etymology

From pre- + possess. Attested in 1610s with the meaning of "getting possession of (ground or land) beforehand". The meaning "to possess (a person) beforehand with a feeling, notion, etc." developed in 1630s, acquiring by the 40s of the same century the meaning of "to cause (someone) to have a favorable opinion of something, preoccupy the mind or heart of".

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