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chastely
chaste C0258300 (chāst)adj. chast·er, chast·est 1. a. Not having experienced sexual intercourse; virginal.b. Abstaining from sexual relations that are not sanctioned by certain religious laws or moral principles.c. Abstaining from sexual relations; celibate.2. Not involving or suggestive of sexual desire or indecency: a chaste kiss; a chaste conversation.3. Pure or simple in design or style; austere.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin castus; see kes- in Indo-European roots.]
chaste′ly adv.chaste′ness n.Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | chastely - in a chaste and virtuous manner; "she lived chastely"virtuously |
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