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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Don John, enemy of Claudio, plans to thwart the marriage by letting it appear that Hero is unchaste.
From William Shakespeare by John Masefield
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
Indeed, there are those who gorge without restraint, which in itself is unchaste and immoral.
From Laugh and Live by Douglas Fairbanks
No one who desires to become holier and better imagines that he does so by becoming more malevolent, or more untruthful, or more unchaste.
From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) by William Edward Hartpole Lecky
Choose, then, two equal judges of the field: Next morning shall decide the doubtful strife, Condemn the unchaste, or quit the virtuous wife.
From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 04 by Sir Walter Scott
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