† chastfuladj.
Obsolete. rare.
Chaste.
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1497 J. Alcock Mons Perfeccionis (de Worde) D iij This worlde of virgyns and chastfull men.
1567 G. Turberville tr. Ovid Heroycall Epist. 18v To winne the chastfull youth to filthie lust.
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