De‐mure″ly, adv. In a demure manner; soberly; gravely; — now, commonly, with a mere show of gravity or modesty.
They... looked as demurely as they could; for 't was a hanging matter to laugh unseasonably. Dryden.
Webster's Dictionary 1913
De‐mure″ly, adv. In a demure manner; soberly; gravely; — now, commonly, with a mere show of gravity or modesty.
They... looked as demurely as they could; for 't was a hanging matter to laugh unseasonably. Dryden.