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demurely

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a demure manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a demure manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the army girl, tall and demurely pretty, threw a quick side-glance at her

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English demurely; equivalent to demure + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: modeste — in a demure manner
  • Russian: скро́мно (skrómno) — in a demure manner
  • Russian: сде́ржано (sdéržano) — in a demure manner
  • Russian: засте́нчиво (zasténčivo) — in a demure manner