demurring
adj 1noun 1
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adj
1
Reluctant; tending or serving to demur.
And that mode of expression is very demurring and self-deprecating. Victorian English was all about understatement.
"I'm the hostess, it would be unsociable for me to leave," I said, flashing him my most demurring smile.
noun
1
demurral
After some legal demurrings, it was allowed[…]
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