Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a prepossessing manner; in such a way as to produce a favorable impression.
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- adverb in a
prepossessing manner
Etymologies
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prepossessing + -ly
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Examples
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Swedish maid, prepossessingly white and clean, ushered her into the little drawing-room, which was furnished with more simplicity and individual taste than is usual anywhere in New York, cursed of the mania for useless and tasteless showiness.
The Price She Paid. 1911
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A Swedish maid, prepossessingly white and clean, ushered her into the little drawing-room, which was furnished with more simplicity and individual taste than is usual anywhere in New York, cursed of the mania for useless and tasteless showiness.
The Price She Paid David Graham Phillips 1889
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