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unchaste

[ uhn-cheyst ]

/ ʌnˈtʃeɪst /

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adjective

not chaste; not virtuous; not pure: an unchaste woman.

characterized by sexual suggestiveness, transgression, or excess; lascivious; bawdy: an unchaste exhibition.

Origin of unchaste

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at un-¹, chaste

OTHER WORDS FROM unchaste

un·chaste·ly, adverb un·chaste·ness, un·chas·ti·ty

[uhn-chas-ti-tee] /ʌnˈtʃæs tɪ ti/, noun

Words nearby unchaste

uncharge, uncharged, uncharitable, uncharted, unchartered, unchaste, unchecked, unchic, unchoke, unchristian, unchurch

Example sentences from the Web for unchaste

The following documents disclose the form their unchaste deliberations assumed.

Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations |William Howe
Don John, enemy of Claudio, plans to thwart the marriage by letting it appear that Hero is unchaste.

William Shakespeare |John Masefield
Chastity cannot be predicated of those who believe marriages to be unchaste.

The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love |Emanuel Swedenborg
He assigns a lighter punishment to the unchaste than to the unjust.

Dante: "The Central Man of All the World" |John T. Slattery

Had not he pressed a kiss on a woman's brow and been thankful that there had been no unchaste thrill?

Robert Annys: Poor Priest |Annie Nathan Meyer