All 3 Uses of
demeanor
in
The Fall of the House of Usher
- His countenance was, as usual, cadaverously wan—but, moreover, there was a species of mad hilarity in his eyes—an evidently restrained hysteria in his whole demeanor.†
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- but, in the stead thereof, a dragon of a scaly and prodigious demeanor, and of a fiery tongue, which sate in guard before a palace of gold, with a floor of silver;†
- I was by no means certain that he had noticed the sounds in question; although, assuredly, a strange alteration had, during the last few minutes, taken place in his demeanor.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(demeanor) the manner in which a person behaves
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, the verb form may be used as a synonym for behave as in: "Try to demean yourself with dignity."