Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Behavior; demeanor; conduct.

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Examples

  • Blue kept a straight face, maintaining his robotic de - meanor, but internally he was smiling.

    Here There Are Monsters 2010

  • Blue kept a straight face, maintaining his robotic de - meanor, but internally he was smiling.

    Unicorn Point Anthony, Piers 1989

  • The "misdemeanor panel" has lawyers qualified to handle misde - meanor cases.

    What You Should Know If You're Accused of a Crime David, Joyce B. 1986

  • You're entitled to a jury trial in all felony cases and misde - meanor cases that carry penalties over six months in jail.

    What You Should Know If You're Accused of a Crime David, Joyce B. 1986

  • From that panel, 12 or more at a time, six if it's a misde - meanor trial, are called into the jury box to be questioned by the judge, the D.A., and the defense attorney.

    What You Should Know If You're Accused of a Crime David, Joyce B. 1986

  • They advocated reform of the Church, apostolic simplicity in de - meanor, and renewed concentration on the Bible with a literal understanding of its injunctions.

    Dictionary of the History of Ideas DAVID LARRIMORE HOLLAND 1968

  • Khaja gets jail: The Misde-meanor Court has sentenced the former undersecretary of the Ministry of Communications Hammed Khaja to three years imprisonment for issuing a dud cheque, reports Al-Rai daily.

    Arab Times Kuwait English Daily 2010

  • The reserved guard is a special case in that he quarterbacked a state championship team despite a quiet de - meanor on the court.

    Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Most Viewed 2009

  • Anderson's proposed legislation, filed under House Bill 126, would make possession and use of Salvia a Class A misde - meanor, with escalating penalties for possession of larger amounts.

    wacotrib - Latest News Headlines 2008

  • But the analogy of debase has probably caused demean (cf. its derivative de - meanor) to assume the sense of de - plus mean ` base. '

    VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol IV No 4 1977

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