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de|mure

de|mure «dih MYUR», adjective, -mur|er, -mur|est.

1. seeming more modest and proper than one really is; coy: »the demure smile of a flirt.
SYNONYM(S): prim. See syn. under modest. (Cf. ↑modest)

2. serious; thoughtful; sober: »The modest maiden was demure.
SYNONYM(S): grave, sedate.

╂[< de- (perhaps intensive) + obsolete mure demure < Old French meür discreet, mature < Latin mātūrus]

–de|mure´ly, adverb.

–de|mure´ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.