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 the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] chastely adv. chasteness n. |
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