prepossessing
(adjective) creating a favorable impression; “strong and vigorous and of prepossessing appearance”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
prepossessing (comparative more prepossessing, superlative most prepossessing)
Tending to invite favor; attracting confidence, favor, esteem, or love; attractive
(archaic) Causing prejudice.
Source: Wiktionary
Pre`pos*sess"ing, a.
Definition: Tending to invite favor; attracting confidence, favor, esteem, or love; attractive; as, a prepossessing manner.
– Pre`pos*sess"ing*ly, adv.
Pre`pos*sess", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prepossessed; p. pr. & vb. n. Prepossessing.]
1. To preoccupy, as ground or land; to take previous possession of. Dryden.
2. To preoccupy, as the mind or heart, so as to preclude other things; hence, to bias or prejudice; to give a previous inclination to, for or against anything; esp., to induce a favorable opinion beforehand, or at the outset. It created him enemies, and prepossessed the lord general. Evelyn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 September 2024
(noun) acting according to certain accepted standards; “their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
