Demure and Immodest

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Demure adjective - Not comfortable around people.

Usage example: hesitant and demure, she hardly spoke a word at the banquet table

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Immodest is an antonym for demure in shy topic.

Nearby Words: demur, demurely

Immodest adjective - Showing a lack of proper social reserve or modesty.

Usage example: an immodest proposal for altering the town's traditional character by an uppity newcomer at his first town meeting

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Demure is an antonym for immodest.

Nearby Words: immodesty, immodestly

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