demurely
English
Etymology
From Middle English demurely; equivalent to demure + -ly.
Adverb
demurely (comparative more demurely, superlative most demurely)
- In a demure manner.
- 1692, Roger L’Estrange, “ (please specify the fable number.) (please specify the name of the fable.)”, in Fables, of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists: […], London: […] R[ichard] Sare, […], →OCLC:
- they spy'd a Cat upon a Shelf; that lay and look'd so Demurely, as if there had been neither Life nor Soul in her.
- 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 302:
- When the coffee was drunk, and the cup was put away with many thanks and blessings, she went demurely to the hearth, and pulled out a snuff-horn.
- 1965, James Holledge, What Makes a Call Girl?, London: Horwitz Publications, page 102:
- `I am a hairdresser, but I was advertising as a model,' said Miss A demurely.
Middle English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɛːˈmiu̯rliː/
Descendants
- English: demurely
References
- “dēmūr(e)lī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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