demurely

adverb

de·​mure·​ly

: in a demure manner : with affected or coy gravity or meekness : modestly, primly

pale fair hair that she demurely parted in the middle

—Edmund Wilson

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from demure + -ly

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Rhymes for demurely

• insecurely
• prematurely
• maturely
• obscurely
• securely
• purely
• surely