CHASTE


Meaning of CHASTE in English

■ adjective

1》 abstaining from extramarital, or from all, sexual intercourse.

2》 without unnecessary ornamentation.

Derivatives

~ly adverb

~ness noun

Origin

ME: from OFr., from L. castus .

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