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Meanings of as demure in English

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Usage of as demure in English
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Not everyone we encounter will be as demure as the Silver Surfer.
Wired
2
Why, she's as demure as anything; a petite, brown-haired, inconspicuous little person.
Molly Brown's Senior Days
3
She was as demure as possible, but she seemed unusually and disconcertingly self-possessed.
Mistress Anne
4
The bibacious drongo can be as demure as any.
The Confessions of a Beachcomber
5
Mrs. Fortescue, at first as demure as any C.
Betty at Fort Blizzard
6
The little beast looks as demure as yourself.
The Henchman
7
In summer blouse and plain skirt she looked as demure as any damsel in St. John's Wood.
The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel
8
She looks as demure as a nun.
Daniel Deronda
9
On Sunday in a white shirt buttoned to the neck, she was as demure as a nun.
The Guardian
10
Their hands and eyes encountered; and, after that delightful collision, they were both as demure as cats approaching cream.
Put Yourself in His Place
11
I could flirt desperately in old times, and yet look as demure and cool as if I were an innocent.
A Face Illumined
12
The most foolishly conducted men and women ever I met were as grave as judges, and as demure as cats after cream.
Love Me Little, Love Me Long
13
There he set himself firm on his legs, and, with a face as demure as death, seemed determined to keep his ground.
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
14
Make this game as naughty or as demure as you would like, but always keep the objective of discovery and honesty in mind.
Ebony
15
On Sundays you have on your Sunday coat, or your Sunday gown, and you are as demure as Saints, and attend Church regularly.
The Village Pulpit, Volume II. Trinity to Advent / A Complete Co...
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"I feel groggy," I said, my tone as demure as possible.
Desert places: a novel of terror
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As demure across language varieties
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