Demur vs. Demure

Demurverb

To linger; to stay; to tarry

Demurverb

(intransitive) To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the determination or conclusion of an affair.

Demurverb

(intransitive) To scruple or object; to take exception; to oppose; to balk

Demurverb

To interpose a demurrer.

Demurverb

To suspend judgment concerning; to doubt of or hesitate about

Demurverb

To cause delay to; to put off

Demurnoun

Stop; pause; hesitation as to proceeding; suspense of decision or action; scruple.

Demurverb

To linger; to stay; to tarry.

Demurverb

To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the determination or conclusion of an affair.

Demurverb

To scruple or object; to take exception, especailly on the basis of scruple or modesty; as, I demur to that statement; they wanted to make him president, but he demurred.

Demurverb

To interpose a demurrer. See Demurrer, 2.

Demurverb

To suspend judgment concerning; to doubt of or hesitate about.

Demurverb

To cause delay to; to put off.

Demurnoun

Stop; pause; hesitation as to proceeding; suspense of decision or action; scruple.

Demurnoun

(law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings

Demurverb

take exception to;

Demurverb

enter a demurrer

Demurverb

raise objections or show reluctance

Demurverb

put forward a demurrer.

Demurnoun

the action of objecting to or hesitating over something

Demureadjective

Quiet, modest, reserved, sober, or serious.

Demureadjective

Affectedly modest, decorous, or serious; making a show of gravity.

Demureverb

(obsolete) To look demurely.

Demureadjective

Of sober or serious mien; composed and decorous in bearing; of modest look; staid; grave.

Demureadjective

Affectedly modest, decorous, or serious; making a show of gravity.

Demureverb

To look demurely.

Demureadjective

affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way

Demureadjective

(of a woman or her behaviour) reserved, modest, and shy

Demureadjective

(of clothing) lending a modest appearance