demeaned, ppl. a.
(dɪˈmiːnd)
[f. demean v.1 + -ed.]
Conducted, behaved, -mannered (in a specified way). Cf. demean v.1 7.
| 14.. Lydg. Temple of Glas 1051 For so demeyned she was in honeste, That vnavised noþing hir astert. c 1450 Merlin 106 Whan thei sawgh hym thus demened. 1586 A. Day Eng. Secretary i. (1625) 142 Vilde, lewd, and ill demeaned. 1634 Massinger Very Woman iii. v, A very handsome fellow, And well demeaned! |