List of synonyms from "demure" to synonyms from "denounce"


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Definition of the day : « demure »

  • adj reserved, affected
Example sentences :
  • Mussoorie of all Himalayan hill-stations is the most demure and proper.
  • Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
  • I don't know how we are to make a demure young lady of her.'
  • Extract from : « Echoes of the War » by J. M. Barrie
  • She was tall and slender as a lath, very compliant and demure.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • She spoke with a demure dignity of which the picturesque value was well known to her.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
  • "With her guardian's consent, of course," said she, with a demure coquetry of look and manner.
  • Extract from : « One Of Them » by Charles James Lever
  • It came in a demure murmur, eyelashes lowered with fascinating effect.
  • Extract from : « A Set of Six » by Joseph Conrad
  • “Thomas is asleep, and Lafayette needs to be quiet,” was the demure reply.
  • Extract from : « Out of the Depths » by Robert Ames Bennet
  • She met his earnest gaze with a demure smile, “I do not know, Monsieur.”
  • Extract from : « The Bondwoman » by Marah Ellis Ryan
  • She was demure with light-heartedness and he 222 looked at her approvingly.
  • Extract from : « Whispering Smith » by Frank H. Spearman
  • "I know that, George; I overheard you," was the demure reply.
  • Extract from : « Stories of Comedy » by Various