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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 unchastity

For many of this sex also, and of noble birth, were put to death on being convicted of adultery or unchastity.

The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus |Ammianus Marcellinus
Don John thwarts the marriage of Claudio by his tale of Hero's unchastity.

William Shakespeare |John Masefield
It is sadly true that men of all races are too prone to unchastity.

The Brothers' War |John Calvin Reed
Unchastity in the women is, I am sorry to say, a great stain upon our people.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 63, No. 391, May, 1848 |Various

Unchastity is very rare, and the infidelity of a wife is almost unknown.

Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier |James Inglis