| Back | prepossessing /pree-puh-ZES-ing/ |
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| Front | adjective Creating a favorable impression; attractive. [From pre- + possess, from Latin possidere (to occupy, dominate, seize), from potis (able) + sedere (to sit).] "A prepossessing performer with a beautiful baritone, Murray is tall, blond and Midwestern-looking." F. Kathleen Foley; Not Quite the Last Word on Irving Berlin; The Los Angeles Times; Jun 27, 2005. |
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