prepossessed

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His hair, and the wispy scraps of beard stuck about his parchment-coloured visage, were of a neutral tint; and a snub nose, and projecting lower jaw, in no wise prepossessed one towards the individual.

From The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier by Mitford, Bertram

They seemed prepossessed in his favor, and were exceedingly kind, and even assiduous, in rendering him every needed assistance in his studies.

From Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou by Ballou, Maturin Murray

Claire was not prepossessed, but at the same time she took the little creature's hand very socially, and listened to her brisk confidences with amiable heed.

From An Ambitious Woman A Novel by Fawcett, Edgar

I am, of course, another careless seafarer, a friend of his, and I can understand that what you have seen of me has not prepossessed you in my favour.

From For Jacinta by Bindloss, Harold

The time had been when Mr Disraeli's attacks on her friend Sir Robert Peel had prepossessed her greatly against him.

From Queen Victoria As I Knew Her by Martin, Sir Theodore