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Definition of prepossessing adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

prepossessing

adjective

NAmE//ˌpripəˈzɛsɪŋ//

(especially after a negative)

(formal) attractive in appearance synonym appealing He was not a prepossessing sight. compare unprepossessing

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