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prepossessing

[pree-puh-zes-ing]

pre·pos·sess·ing

[pree-puh-zes-ing]
adjective
that impresses favorably; engaging or attractive: a confident and prepossessing young man.

Origin:
1635–45; prepossess + -ing2

pre·pos·sess·ing·ly, adverb
pre·pos·sess·ing·ness, noun
un·pre·pos·sess·ing, adjective
un·pre·pos·sess·ing·ly, adverb

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Prepossessing is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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pre·pos·sess

[pree-puh-zes]
verb (used with object)
1.
to possess or dominate mentally beforehand, as a prejudice does.
2.
to prejudice or bias, especially favorably.
3.
to impress favorably beforehand or at the outset.

Origin:
1605–15; pre- + possess
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prepossessing (ˌpriːpəˈzɛsɪŋ)
 
adj
creating a favourable impression; attractive
 
prepos'sessingly
 
adv
 
prepos'sessingness
 
n

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