1 (of a woman or a girl) behaving in a way that does not attract attention to herself or her body; quiet and serious:
a demure young lady
2 suggesting that a woman or girl is demure:
a demure smile * a demure navy blouse with a white collar
demurely adverb:
'I'll think about it,' she said demurely. * The blouse had a demurely high neckline.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Is demure a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, demure is tagged as adjective.
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