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demure definition

de·mure (di myo̵or′)

adjective

  1. decorous; modest; reserved
  2. affectedly modest or shy; coy

Etymology: ME demur < de- (prob. intens.) + mur < OFr mëur, ripe, mature < L maturus, mature

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