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- Middle English · inherited fromchasteliche
- English todaychastely
From Middle English chasteliche, chastliche, chastely; equivalent to chaste + -ly.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: In a chaste manner. (either specifically virginal, or in a modest, unsexy and unrisqué manner) Full definition →
From Middle English chasteliche, chastliche, chastely; equivalent to chaste + -ly.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.