demure
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Others opt for the registry office and a demure lunch with close friends, and prefer to save their money for a house.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 25, 2025
Tseggai’s Miriam seems demure but delivers a wild monologue about her unhappy marriage and subsequent all-consuming affair that confirms you can’t judge a book by its cover.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025
Following “the Sydney Cherkov way,” she wears a lilac blouse that telegraphs meek, demure energy.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2025
The word took off in August after content creator Jools Lebron, posted on TikTok abut her demure work outfit and mindful make-up.
From BBC • Dec. 1, 2024
He probably wouldn’t have liked seeing her act so demure.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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