| Pronunciation: | | di'myûrlee
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[adv] in a demure manner; "the army girl, tall and demurely pretty, threw a quick side-glance at her" |
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DEMURELY is a 8 letter word that starts with D. |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \De*mure"ly\, adv.
In a demure manner; soberly; gravely; -- now, commonly, with
a mere show of gravity or modesty.
They . . . looked as demurely as they could; for 't was
a hanging matter to laugh unseasonably. --Dryden.
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