Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - demure
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Demure
demure
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adj. (demurer, demurest) 1 composed, quiet, and reserved; modest. 2 affectedly shy and quiet; coy. 3 decorous (a demure high collar). Derivatives demurely adv. demureness n. Etymology: ME, perh. f. AF demur{eacute} f. OF demor{eacute} past part. of demorer remain, stay (as DEMUR): infl. by OF me{uuml}r f. L maturus ripe ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. скромный; серьезный; сдержанный demure countenance —- серьезное лицо demure conduct —- скромное (пристойное) поведение 2. деланно-застенчивый, притворно-скромный demure sarcasm —- скрытый (внешне безобидный) сарказм ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. If you describe someone, usually a young woman, as demure, you mean they are quiet and rather shy, usually in a way that you like and find appealing, and behave very correctly. She’s very demure and sweet... ADJ c darkgreen]approval • demurely She smiled demurely. ADV: usu ADV with v 2. Demure clothes do not reveal your body and they give the impression that you are shy and behave correctly. (WRITTEN) ...a demure high-necked white blouse. ADJ: usu ADJ n • demurely She was demurely dressed in a black woollen suit. ADV: ADV -ed, ADV after v ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ adj a word meaning quiet, serious, and always behaving well, used especially about women in former times - demurely adv (She lowered her eyes demurely.) - demureness n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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