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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
It is evidently an incorrect use of language to describe the unmarried women of a tribe as unchaste, unless there is a rule for them.
From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham
Nothing unchaste or indelicate about her appearance; just a sort of want of restraint; a freedom that amounted to an utter lack of responsibility to the ordinary claims and dictates of propriety.
From Hoosier Mosaics by Thompson, Maurice
Don John, enemy of Claudio, plans to thwart the marriage by letting it appear that Hero is unchaste.
From William Shakespeare by Masefield, John
It cannot be that the water makes men effeminate and unchaste, as it is said to do; for the spring is of remarkable clearness and excellent in flavour.
From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio
And seeing the honour that was shown to the deceased, such women as were wanton and unchaste resolved to amend their lives.
From The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. I. (of V.) by Saintsbury, George
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