unprepossessed

adjective

un·​prepossessed

"+

: having no prior bias or opinion : unprejudiced

a mind … entirely unprepossessed with any theory or system

—John Foster

Word History

Etymology

un- entry 1 + prepossessed, past participle of prepossess

First Known Use

1629, in the meaning defined above

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