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chastely

adverb

  1. in a pure (artistically/literarily) style/taste
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Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃeɪst.li/

adv

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

  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.

    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.