Read full poem →Now calm and demure, oh fair, oh pure,
Oh subtle, patient and wise,
Dictionary Entry
To look demurely.
Origin
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Common Phrases
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Poetry examples for “demure”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →The badger turns and drives them all away.
Though scarcely half as big, demure and small,
He fights with dogs for bones and beats them all.
Read full poem →_First._ And who 's to bear
These demure hypocrites? You 'd swear they came ...
Came ... just as we come!
Read full poem →"Oh, you tease," a coy, demure glance. The kitten won't purr before you pat it.
Once you start the coffee-grinder going it won't stop: