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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Quite passionless, but ever bounteous-minded even to waste; Much tenderness in talking; very urgent, yet no haste; And chastity—to laud it would have seem’d almost unchaste.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September, 1844 by Various
Impure, im-pūr′, adj. mixed with other substances: defiled by sin: unholy: unchaste: unclean.—adv.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
Not once does an unchaste desire enter the heart of the hero, though he is brimming over with life and love.
From Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) by Schoenfeld, Hermann
He goes on to urge that this ritual kiss should be neither unchaste nor without real feeling.
From St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, Vol. II A Practical Exposition by Gore, Charles
Indeed, there are those who gorge without restraint, which in itself is unchaste and immoral.
From Laugh and Live by Fairbanks, Douglas
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