Definition of "demure" []

• Modest and reserved in manner or behavior. (adjective)
• Affectedly shy, modest, or reserved. See Synonyms at shy1. (adjective)

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• "Above his head, Jasmine curls her body into a Scorpion, her expression demure, bordering on bashful."
• "All that tenderest care and kindest heart could suggest was done to make me comfortable by my kind hosts; and the cavalcade of retainers, with which I had come out so gayly, followed in demure silence."
• "McCain makes the Bush daughters look demure, which is a shame: we had so much hope for them taking over their father's mantle, but McCain looks like she will be fun too."