demurely
advEtymology From Middle English demurely; equivalent to demure + -ly.
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In a demure manner.
- 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.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:
- 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.1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 302:
2 more examples
- Bond went through a door marked OFFICE with Solitaire demurely at his heels.1954, Ian Fleming, “The Everglades”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 125:
- `I am a hairdresser, but I was advertising as a model,' said Miss A demurely.1965, James Holledge, What Makes a Call Girl?, London: Horwitz Publications, page 102: