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demure

de·mure [ di myr ] (comparative de·mur·er, superlative de·mur·est)


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. looking shyly modest: looking or behaving in a modest manner, with reserve or seriousness

2. affectedly shy or modest: acting in an affectedly shy or modest way

[14th century. < past participle of Old French demorer (see demur)]

de·mure·ly adverb
de·mure·ness noun
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