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PRONUNCIATION OF PREPOSSESSINGLY

prepossessingly  [ˌpriːpəˈzesɪŋlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PREPOSSESSINGLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Prepossessingly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES PREPOSSESSINGLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of prepossessingly in the English dictionary

The definition of prepossessingly in the dictionary is in a prepossessing manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PREPOSSESSINGLY


bouncingly
ˈbaʊnsɪŋlɪ
bracingly
ˈbreɪsɪŋlɪ
convincingly
kənˈvɪnsɪŋlɪ
decreasingly
diːˈkriːsɪŋlɪ
depressingly
dɪˈprɛsɪŋlɪ
distressingly
dɪsˈtresɪŋlɪ
embarrassingly
ɪmˈbærəsɪŋlɪ
enticingly
ɪnˈtaɪsɪŋlɪ
glancingly
ˈɡlɑːnsɪŋlɪ
increasingly
ɪnˈkriːsɪŋlɪ
menacingly
ˈmɛnɪsɪŋlɪ
piercingly
ˈpɪəsɪŋlɪ
pressingly
ˈprɛsɪŋlɪ
promisingly
ˈprɒmɪsɪŋlɪ
rejoicingly
rɪˈdʒɔɪsɪŋlɪ
surpassingly
sɜːˈpɑːsɪŋlɪ
taxingly
ˈtæksɪŋlɪ
unceasingly
ʌnˈsiːsɪŋlɪ
unconvincingly
ˌʌnkənˈvɪnsɪŋlɪ
vexingly
ˈvɛksɪŋlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PREPOSSESSINGLY

prepose
preposition
prepositional
prepositional phrase
prepositionally
prepositive
prepositively
prepositor
prepossess
prepossessing
prepossessingness
prepossession
preposterous
preposterously
preposterousness
prepostor
prepotence
prepotency
prepotent
prepotently

WORDS THAT END LIKE PREPOSSESSINGLY

accordingly
amazingly
astonishingly
correspondingly
exceedingly
interestingly
irritatingly
knowingly
livingly
lovingly
overwhelmingly
seemingly
shockingly
sickeningly
singly
sparingly
strikingly
strongly
stunningly
surprisingly
willingly

Synonyms and antonyms of prepossessingly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «prepossessingly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PREPOSSESSINGLY

Find out the translation of prepossessingly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of prepossessingly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «prepossessingly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

prepossessingly
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

prepossessingly
570 millions of speakers

English

prepossessingly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

prepossessingly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

prepossessingly
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

prepossessingly
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

prepossessingly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

prepossessingly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prepossessingly
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Prepossessingly
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

prepossessingly
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

prepossessingly
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

prepossessingly
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Prepossessingly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

prepossessingly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

prepossessingly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रबोधनपूर्वक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

prepossessingly
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prepossessingly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prepossessingly
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

prepossessingly
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

prepossessingly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

prepossessingly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

prepossessingly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

prepossessingly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

prepossessingly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of prepossessingly

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PREPOSSESSINGLY»

The term «prepossessingly» is used very little and occupies the 167.878 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PREPOSSESSINGLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «prepossessingly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «prepossessingly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about prepossessingly

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PREPOSSESSINGLY»

Discover the use of prepossessingly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prepossessingly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Good Society; Or, Contrasts of Character
Covered he looked prepossessingly respectable — uncovered he looked prepossessingly sagacious. With these advantages and his studious suavity, he found no difficulty in recommending himself to everybody, and of course knew ...
Mrs. Grey (Elizabeth Caroline), 1863
2
Good society; or, Contrasts of character
Covered he looked prepossessingly respectable — uncovered he looked prepossessingly sagacious. With these advantages and his studious suavity, he found no difficulty in recommending himself to everybody, and of course knew ...
Elizabeth Caroline Grey, 1863
3
The Dowager: Or, The New School for Scandal
Covered he looked prepossessingly respectable — uncovered he looked prepossessingly sagacious. With these advantages and his studious suavity, he found no difficulty in recommending himself to everybody, and of course knew ...
Mrs. Gore (Catherine Grace Frances), 1849
4
Noctes Ambrosianæ
Mrs. Chatterly, too, is a pleasant evidence of loquacious frailty ; and Miss Stevenson, with only one character to support, has a sort of double-tongued attainment, which she puts forth in a way prepossessingly earnest. We feel convinced, at ...
John Wilson, Robert Shelton Mackenzie, James Hogg, 1867
5
Annual Report: With an Appendix and the Rules of the Society
Her voice is good, her style refined, and her manner prepossessingly unobtrusive . Whatever she does she does well ; and this was so markedly the case at the performance under notice that it was to be regretted the share allotted to her in the ...
Sacred Harmonic Society (London), 1868
6
The Scottish journal of topography, antiquities, traditions, &c
The inn at the Bridge of Roy is placed conveniently at tho month of the glen, near tho junction of the Roy and the Spean. the united waters of which short h afterwards lose themselves in tho Lochy. , at its entrance, is not prepossessingly Even ...
‎1848
7
The iron cousin: or, Mutual influence
As Cecil Lascelles entered the parlour between the 'Squire and Kate, his frank, handsome face, and pleasant bearing, won prepossessingly and instantaneously upon those who were already there. Miss White rose, and graciously bent her ...
Mary Cowden Clarke, 1854
8
Second Memoir Respecting the Unitarian Mission in Bengal: ...
They asked him for books, but he had only a few small tracts to offer them, the humble appearance of which did not operate prepossessingly in their favour. A soldier, he says, told him that I was an Unitarian, thongh the man, I am persuaded , ...
Calcutta Unitarian Committee, 1828
9
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
Mrs Chatterly, too, is a pleasant evidence of loquacious frailty; and Miss Stevenson, with only one character to support, has a sort of double-tongued attainment, which she puts forth in a way prepossessingly earnest. We feel convinced, at once ...
‎1819
10
The Village of Mariendorpt: A Tale
if once noted ; the one was spirited and intelligent, and the other prepossessingly open and peculiar. Rupert's first earnest look of the Bavarian's face determined him : " May I entreat you, Sir," he said, bending to his ear, and speaking in a ...
Anna Maria Porter, 1821

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PREPOSSESSINGLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term prepossessingly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Why Big HERO 6 Deserves To Take Home An Oscar!
Walt Disney Animation Studios cared so much about making this film look prepossessingly ravishing (I know prepossessingly isn't actually a ... «moviepilot.com, Feb 15»
2
The Cleveland Orchestra Goes Dark with Salome
In the title role, Swedish soprano Stemme was prepossessingly abstruse. At times, it seemed like her Salome had premonitions of her fate and ... «WQXR Radio, May 12»
3
What Is Jazz Singing, Anyway?
She sounded prepossessingly aware of her lineage, and, whatever else you might say about her, she sounded clearly, unmistakably like a jazz ... «JazzTimes Magazine, Nov 10»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Prepossessingly [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/prepossessingly>. Apr 2024 ».
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