chaste

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chaste / chāst/ • adj. abstaining from extramarital, or from all, sexual intercourse. ∎  not having any sexual nature or intention: a chaste, consoling embrace. ∎  without unnecessary ornamentation; simple or restrained: the dark, chaste interior.DERIVATIVES: chaste·ly adv.chaste·ness n.

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chaste

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chaste XIII. — (O)F. — L. castus.
So chastity XIII.

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