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Affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way.
coy
overmodest
modest
1
The clear gray eyes-quite
demure
-
glanced
in
toward the shadows of the trees.
2
The previous Peugeot 2008 was
demure
almost to the point of invisibility.
3
That in itself completely changed the appearance of the usually
demure
Josie.
4
Ned was standing in the barn-yard, the very picture of
demure
innocence.
5
Looking very
demure
,
the men made some rejoinder; and he went on.
6
Nevertheless, she was very
demure
and very much the lady in appearance.
7
The gorgeous being entered, and found three
demure
ladies rapt in newspapers.
8
Constance and I laughed; my mother, as usual, looking
demure
and dignified.
9
Jacenko changed into a more
demure
outfit for her husband's court appearance.
10
Gone were all the
demure
resolutions, the memory of faith or unfaith.
11
Maurice, however, found consolation in the
demure
French maid who served them.
12
They all slapped their sides at her
demure
reply and laughed maniacally.
13
He descended from his desk and went in, swelling with
demure
complacency.
14
Hildegard submitted with
demure
listlessness, and soon re-appeared in her walking costume.
15
A candle and bouquet of wildflowers finish off the
demure
table setting.
16
As grand corporate gestures go, it does its best to be
demure
.
demure
demure smile
very demure
more demure
so demure
as demure