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adjective1) (affectedly quiet and serious) betont zurückhaltend* * *[di'mjuə](quiet, shy, modest and well behaved (sometimes deceptively): She looked too demure ever to do such a bold thing.) gesetzt- academic.ru/86076/demurely">demurely- demureness* * *de·mure[dɪˈmjʊəʳ, AM -ˈmjʊr]1. (shy) [sehr] schüchtern, zurückhaltendshe gave him a \demure smile sie lächelte ihm schüchtern zu2. (composed and reserved) gesetzt* * *[dɪ'mjʊə(r)]adj (+er)sittsam* * *demure [dıˈmjʊə(r)] adj (adv demurely)1. zimperlich, geziert, spröde2. prüde, sittsam3. gesetzt, ernst, zurückhaltend* * *adjective1) (affectedly quiet and serious) betont zurückhaltend2) (grave, composed) ernst; gesetzt [Benehmen]* * *adj.zimperlich adj. -
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adverb steif* * *prim·ly[ˈprɪmli]adv (stiffly, formally) steif, spröde, [übertrieben] sittsam; (prudishly) prüde; (neatly) mustergültig, untadelig\primly dressed sittsam [o streng] gekleidet* * *['prImlɪ]adv(= demurely) sittsam, züchtig, überkorrekt; (= prudishly) prüdeshe was sitting primly sipping tea — sie saß steif und vornehm da und nippte an ihrem Tee
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Demurely — De*mure ly, adv. In a demure manner; soberly; gravely; now, commonly, with a mere show of gravity or modesty. [1913 Webster] They . . . looked as demurely as they could; for t was a hanging matter to laugh unseasonably. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
demurely — adv. Demurely is used with these verbs: ↑sit … Collocations dictionary
demurely — demure ► ADJECTIVE (demurer, demurest) ▪ (of a woman) reserved, modest, and shy. DERIVATIVES demurely adverb demureness noun. ORIGIN perhaps from Old French demourer remain, stay , influenced by mur grave … English terms dictionary
demurely — adverb in a demure manner the army girl, tall and demurely pretty, threw a quick side glance at her • Derived from adjective: ↑demure … Useful english dictionary
demurely — adverb see demure … New Collegiate Dictionary
demurely — See demure. * * * … Universalium
demurely — adverb In a demure manner … Wiktionary
demurely — adv. modestly, unassumingly, shyly; reservedly … English contemporary dictionary
demurely — de·mure·ly … English syllables
demurely — See: demure … English dictionary
demure — demurely, adv. demureness, n. /di myoor /, adj., demurer, demurest. 1. characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved. 2. affectedly or coyly decorous, sober, or sedate. [1350 1400; ME dem(e)ur(e) well mannered, grave < AF demuré, ptp. of demurer … Universalium