demure

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She actually envied the simplicity of Lucy Morris, for whom she delighted to find evil names, calling her demure, a prig, a sly puss, and so on.

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  1. adjective Modest and reserved in manner or behavior.
  2. adjective Affectedly shy, modest, or reserved. See Synonyms at shy1.

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prim ·  downcast ·  sedate ·  modest ·  girlish ·  sober ·  shy ·  meek ·  apologetic ·  placid ·  respectful ·  sly
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  1. Middle English, probably from Anglo-Norman (influenced by Old French mur, meur, mature, serious), past participle of demurer, to delay, wait; see demur.

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  1. from Middle English demure, from Old French demurs, for de bounes murs (buens murs, boines mours), literally of good manners (in formation like debonair, q. v.): de, from Latin de, of; bon, from Latin bonus, good; murs, mors, mours, masculine, feminine, French mœurs, feminine, manners, from Latin mores, manners: see moral.
  2. from demure, adjective
 

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