Demurely

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Demurely \De*mure"ly\, adv.
     In a demure manner; soberly; gravely; -- now, commonly, with
     a mere show of gravity or modesty.
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           They . . . looked as demurely as they could; for 't was


           a hanging matter to laugh unseasonably.  --Dryden.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  demurely
       adv : in a demure manner; "the army girl, tall and demurely
             pretty, threw a quick side-glance at her"