chastely
adv/ˈt͡ʃeɪst.li/
Etymology From Middle English chasteliche, chastliche, chastely; equivalent to chaste + -ly.
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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.1808, Allan Ramsay, The gentle shepher:
- In holy orders no one is better loved than he who lives chastely, because chastity is the first principle for any cleric as well as the foundation of his life.2004, Theo Clemens, Wim Janse, The Pastor Bonus:
1 more example
- Of the group, Max (Room’s Jacob Tremblay) is the most nominally mature, at least biologically speaking; unlike his childhood companions, he’s entered the early throes of puberty, and spends a lot of his waking hours pining, rather chastely, for a classmate (Millie Davis).2019 August 14, A. A. Dowd, “Good Boys Puts a Tween Spin on the R-rated Teen Comedy, to Mostly Funny Effect”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 04 Mar 2021:
- Derived terms
- unchastely