Chaste - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |tʃeɪst|  American pronunciation of the word chaste
Brit.  |tʃeɪst|  British pronunciation of the word chaste

adjective

- pure and simple in design or style
a chaste border of conventionalized flowers
- abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse

Extra examples

...as one would expect, the minister's small talk is always chaste, even though he likes a joke as much as the next person...

She was a holy woman, innocent and chaste.

She led a chaste, decent life.

...the chaste heroines and nefarious villains of old-time melodramas...

Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife

Word forms

adjective
comparative: chaster
superlative: chastest
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