Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Adjective: demure (demurer,demurest)  di'myûr
  1. Affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
    "There is the demure and the dauntless";
    - coy, overmodest

Derived forms: demurest, demurer

See also: modest

Encyclopedia: Demure

Nearest

Demotic script
demotion
demotivate
demount
demoware
Dempsey
demulcent
Demulen
demulsify
demur
demure
demurely
demureness
demurrage
demurral
demurrer
demutualise
demutualize
demy
demyelinate
demyelination