Both Uses
demeanor
in
The Hunt for Red October
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- The whole watch went about its work alertly but with the relaxed demeanor that came with years of training and experience.†
Chpt 5. *
- Narmonov's hands flew up in the air, his hopeful demeanor gone in an instant, replaced with palpable wrath.†
Chpt 9.
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) Much more rarely, the verb form may be used as a synonym for behave as in: "Try to demean yourself with dignity."