chaste
chaste / chāst/ • adj. abstaining from extramarital, or from all, sexual intercourse. ∎ not having any sexual nature or intention: a chaste, consoling embrace. ∎ without unnecessary ornamentation; simple or restrained: the dark, chaste interior.DERIVATIVES: chaste·ly adv.chaste·ness n.
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