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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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