Demure
Crossword Clue and Answers
Today we have 11 crossword solutions for Demure which appeared recently in Evening Standard Quick Crossword.
We have deemed Demure as a VERY COMMON crossword clue, we've seen it more than 11 times in a variety of crossword publications.
The most recent answer we found for this clue is "MODEST".
Publications
- Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Tuesday, 6 Jul 2021
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Friday, 11 Dec 2020
- Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Thursday, 12 Nov 2020
- Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Friday, 2 Oct 2020
- The Daily Mail Quick - Thursday, 10 Sep 2020
- The Daily Mail Quick - Thursday, 23 Jan 2020
- The Daily Mail Quick - Saturday, 17 Aug 2019
- The Daily Mail Quick - Monday, 22 Apr 2019
- The New York Times Crossword - Thursday, 13 Apr 2017
Crossword Answers
3 letters
SHY
A quick throw; "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman"
COY
Showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement; "a politician coy about his intentions"
4 letters
PRIM
Contract one's lips; "She primmed her lips after every bite of food"
5 letters
STAID
Characterized by dignity and propriety
6 letters
SEDATE
Characterized by dignity and propriety
MODEST
Limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"
CHASTE
Morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse); "a holy woman innocent and chaste"
8 letters
DECOROUS
Characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct; "the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme"
RETIRING
Of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board"
RESERVED
Marked by self-restraint and reticence; "was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion"-Victoria Sackville-West
10 letters
OVERMODEST
Affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way