DEMURE

demure

Verb

  1. To look demurely.
    Your wife Octavia, with her modest eyes... shall acquire no Honour Demuring upon me. – Shakespeare (1623) Antony & Cleopatra Act 4, Sc 16, Ln 30

Adjective

  1. Quiet, modest, reserved, sober, or serious.
    She is a demure young lady.
  2. Affectedly modest, decorous, or serious; making a show of gravity.


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