Both Uses of
demure
in
The Awakening, by Kate Chopin
- Farther down, before one of the cottages, a lady in black was walking demurely up and down, telling her beads.†
Chpt 1 *demurely = in a quiet, modest, or shy manner OR (more rarely) pretending shyness in a playful way
- 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:
modest, quiet, and shy; or pretending such in a playful way