CHASTELY

chastely, virtuously

(adverb) in a chaste and virtuous manner; “she lived chastely”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

chastely (comparative more chastely, superlative most chastely)

In a chaste manner. (either specifically virginal, or in a modest, unsexy and unrisque manner)

Anagrams

• Atchleys, scathely

Source: Wiktionary


Chaste"ly, adv.

Definition: In a chaste manner; with purity.

CHASTE

Chaste, a. Etym: [F. chaste, from L. castus pure, chaste; cf. Gr. to purify.]

1. Pure from unlawful sexual intercourse; virtuous; continent. "As chaste as Diana." Shak. Whose bed is undefiled and chaste pronounced. Milton.

2. Pure in thought and act; innocent; free from lewdness and obscenity, or indecency in act or speech; modest; as, a chaste mind; chaste eyes.

3. Pure in design and expression; correct; free from barbarisms or vulgarisms; refined; simple; as, a chaste style in composition or art. That great model of chaste, lofty, and eloquence, the Book of Common Prayer. Macaulay.

4. Unmarried. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Syn.

– Undefiled; pure; virtuous; continent; immaculate; spotless. Chaste tree. Same as Agnus castus.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

17 January 2025

OBSERVE

(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”


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