unchaste
Americanadjective
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not chaste; not virtuous; not pure.
an unchaste woman.
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characterized by sexual suggestiveness, transgression, or excess; lascivious; bawdy.
an unchaste exhibition.
Usage
What does unchaste mean? Unchaste is most commonly used to describe someone or something considered sexually immoral, especially according to the teachings of a certain religion. It can also be used in a more general way to mean morally impure. The opposite is chaste, which is most commonly used to describe someone who refrains from sexual activity that’s considered immoral. Example: When I went to Catholic high school, my religion teachers always emphasized the dangers of being unchaste.
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Etymology
Origin of unchaste
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at un- 1, chaste
Example Sentences
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S: O sister of Haroun! your father was not a bad man, nor, was your mother an unchaste woman.
From Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side by Abdullah Yusuf Ali
No, if her alien heart dotes on another, She is unchaste, were not that other Percy.
From Percy A Tragedy by Hannah More
Therefore, where polyandry is in the mores, women who comply with it are not unchaste.
From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by William Graham Sumner
He attests finally that sapphire preserves courage and keeps the members vigorous, while emerald, hung about one's neck, keeps away Saint John's evil and breaks when the wearer is unchaste.
From Là-bas by Keene Wallace
They suppose that the prophet had married a woman who was formerly unchaste.
From Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 by Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg
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