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PREPOSSESSINGLY
Etymology
Adverb
prepossessingly (comparative more prepossessingly, superlative most prepossessingly)
in a prepossessing manner
Source: Wiktionary
PREPOSSESSING
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.
PREPOSSESS
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
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