Chastely

//ˈt͡ʃeɪst.li// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a chaste manner. (either specifically virginal, or in a modest, unsexy and unrisqué manner)

    "Let lasses of a silly mind / Refuse what maist they're wanting / Since we for yielding were designed / We chastely should be granting."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a chaste and virtuous manner wordnet

Synonyms

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becominglycontinentlycorrectlydecentlydecorouslydeservingly

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"Let lasses of a silly mind / Refuse what maist they're wanting / Since we for yielding were designed / We chastely should be granting."

Etymology

From Middle English chasteliche, chastliche, chastely; equivalent to chaste + -ly.

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