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prepossessing a. 讨人欢喜的,有魅力的,给人好感的 讨人欢喜的,有魅力的,给人好感的 prepossessing adj 1: creating a favorable impression; " strong and vigorous and of prepossessing appearance" Prepossess \ Pre` pos* sess"\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Prepossessed}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Prepossessing}.] [ 1913 Webster] 1. To preoccupy, as ground or land; to take previous possession of. -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] 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. [ 1913 Webster] It created him enemies, and prepossessed the lord general. -- Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster]
Prepossessing \ Pre` pos* sess" ing\, a. Tending to invite favor; attracting confidence, favor, esteem, or love; attractive; as, a prepossessing manner. -- { Pre` pos* sess" ing* ly}, adv. [ 1913 Webster] 70 Moby Thesaurus words for " prepossessing": alluring, appealing, appetizing, attracting, attractive, beautiful, beguiling, bewitching, blandishing, cajoling, captivating, catching, charismatic, charming, coaxing, come- hither, coquettish, delightful, drawing, enchanting, engaging, enravishing, enthralling, enticing, entrancing, exciting, exotic, exquisite, fascinating, favorable, fetching, flirtatious, glamorous, good- looking, handsome, heart- robbing, hypnotic, interesting, intriguing, inviting, irresistible, lovely, luxurious, magnetic, mesmeric, mouth- watering, piquant, pleasing, provocative, provoquant, ravishing, seducing, seductive, sensuous, siren, sirenic, spellbinding, spellful, taking, tantalizing, teasing, tempting, thrilling, tickling, titillating, titillative, voluptuous, winning, winsome, witching
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