By thirty-five, he seemed a shell of a person — unbearably sad, and possibly a little dangerous, with his close-shaved head that was missing a few patches of hair, his raggedy clothes, and his closed-off demeanor.
Compared by some critics to Gustavo Dudamel for his youth and his mop of tousled black hair, Mr. Ticciati is closer in demeanor to his chief mentors, sharing something of Simon Rattle's lucidity and Colin Davis's poise.
And not judging people, but just understanding and being curious about why people walk a certain way, or why people have this sort of closed-off demeanor.
CHICAGO — A normal workday for Lou Piniella involves handling questions about his enigmatic right fielder, his underperforming catcher, his punchless slugger, his ragged bullpen, his closer who rarely closes, his mellow demeanor and, last but not least, his plans for 2010.
A bank of organ pipes, framed by chorus benches of ecclesiastic demeanor, closes the view.
Shiancoe has a demeanor closer to Rivers's than to Shockey's, but he wants to emulate Shockey.
Azarenka carries herself with a braggadocio that is perhaps more expected of Crotona Park in the Bronx than Corona Park in Flushing Meadows, her demeanor closer to streetball swagger than the tame civility of tennis.
Sometimes it's obvious to umpires and other close observers from the demeanor of the players or from the context.
Mr. Rendell said his party's nominee, for all his fine qualities, lacked the demeanor to close the deal with the American public in a single evening.
For all of his corporate experience, his demeanor is closer to that of a counselor or therapist.
In his first major league season in 1993, Hoffman learned by observing Marlins closer Bryan Harvey's balanced demeanor.
