(di-MURR), verb
To make an objection on the grounds of scruples.
“Assent, and you are sane; / DEMUR,—you’re straightway dangerous, / And handled with a chain.” – Emily Dickinson, American poet
| Front | demur |
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| Back | (di-MURR), verb To make an objection on the grounds of scruples. “Assent, and you are sane; / DEMUR,—you’re straightway dangerous, / And handled with a chain.” – Emily Dickinson, American poet |
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