de ‧ mure /dɪˈmjʊə $ -ˈmjʊr/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: demoré , past participle of demorer ; ⇨ ↑ demur ]
1 . quiet, serious, and well-behaved – used especially about women in the past:
Old photos of Maggie show her young and demure.
2 . demure clothes do not show much of a woman’s body:
a demure white dress
—demurely adverb