vestally

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adverb

In a vestal manner; purely; chastely.

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Meanings

adverbvestally (comparative more vestally, superlative most vestally)

comparative more vestally · superlative most vestally

  1. In a vestal manner; purely; chastely.

    But we do know that she, though not vestally inclined, as we shall see, remained unmarried until 1582, and that then the woman of twenty-six took to husband the boy of eighteen.

    1865, Richard Grant White, Memoirs of the Life of William Shakespeare

Origin

From vestal + -ly.

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APA

vestally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vestally

MLA

“vestally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vestally. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vestally,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vestally.

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