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demurer

demurer is the comparative form of demure.

Meaning of demure

Adjective

demure (comparative demurer, superlative demurest)

  1. Modest, quiet, reserved, or serious.
    • She is a demure young lady.
  2. Affectedly modest, decorous, or serious; making a show of gravity.
    • Miss Lizzy, I have no doubt, would be as demure and coquettish, as if ten winters more had gone over her head.c. 1824, Mary Russell Mitford, Walks in the Country
    Synonyms:
    coy

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Questions about demurer

What is demurer the comparative form of?
Demurer is the comparative form of demure.

Words near demurer in the dictionary

  1. demure as a whore at a christening
  2. demured
  3. demurely
  4. demureness
  5. demurenesses
  6. demurer
  7. demures
  8. demurest
  9. demuring
  10. demurity
  11. Demuro

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