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Today's Word—from Good Words
demure
D IH2 M Y UH1 R :
Adjective
Quiet, modest, reserved, sober, or serious.
[Source: Wiktionary]
Storyline: Nadine, a demure young woman, confesses to her psychiatrist on tape that she poisoned her uncle. Link
...Holly Golightly is a character study in itself. Both ostentatious and demure, elegant yet unrefined, she's gracious yet self protecting. Link
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