Both Uses of
demure
in
The Awakening
- Farther down, before one of the cottages, a lady in black was walking demurely up and down, telling her beads.†
Chpt 1 *
- Again, another reminded her of children at play, and still another of nothing on earth but a demure lady stroking a cat.†
Chpt 9
Definition:
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(demure) modest, quiet, and shy; or pretending such in a playful way