DEMURE


Meaning of DEMURE in English

1.

If you describe someone, usually a young woman, as ~, you mean they are quiet and rather shy, usually in a way that you like and find appealing, and behave very correctly.

She’s very ~ and sweet...

ADJ approval

~ly

She smiled ~ly.

ADV: usu ADV with v

2.

Demure clothes do not reveal your body and they give the impression that you are shy and behave correctly. (WRITTEN)

...a ~ high-necked white blouse.

ADJ: usu ADJ n

~ly

She was ~ly dressed in a black woollen suit.

ADV: ADV -ed, ADV after v

Collins COBUILD.      Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) .