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chaste
chaste /tʃeɪst/ adjective
 Date: 1200-1300
 Language: Old French
 Origin: Latin castus 'pure'
1. old-fashioned not having sex with anyone, or not with anyone except your husband or wife ⇨ celibate, chastity:
    She led a chaste decent life.
2. not showing sexual feelings:
    a chaste kiss on the cheek
3. simple and plain in style:
    a chaste nightgown
—chastely adverb