Meaning & use
unprepossessing
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Not particularly attractive or impressive at first appearance.
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The restaurant had an unprepossessing exterior, but the food inside was outstanding.
He was a quiet, unprepossessing man who rarely drew attention to himself.
A note on using this word
Nearly always used about first impressions, often to set up a contrast with a surprising quality revealed later.
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