telegenic
adjective/ˌtelɪˈdʒenɪk/
/ˌtelɪˈdʒenɪk/
- a telegenic person looks good on televisionWord Origin1930s (originally US): from tele- ‘television’ + -genic ‘well suited to’, on the pattern of photogenic.
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