chastely C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈtʃeɪstli/ UK /ˈtʃeɪstli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv in a pure, modest, or restrained manner He kissed her chastely on the forehead and departed. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a pure, modest, or... purelymodestlyvirtuouslydecentlyinnocently ↔ Opposites lewdlywantonlyimpurely Word family Related forms chastechastitychasteness Etymology AI details From chaste + -ly. Chaste is from Old French chaste, from Latin castus ('pure, undefiled'). castus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # chastely **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈtʃeɪstli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtʃeɪstli/ ## Meanings 1. in a pure, modest, or restrained manner ## Examples - He kissed her chastely on the forehead and departed. ## Synonyms - purely - modestly - virtuously - decently - innocently ## Antonyms - lewdly - wantonly - impurely ## Related Forms - chaste - chastity - chasteness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: castus ## Etymology From chaste + -ly. Chaste is from Old French chaste, from Latin castus ('pure, undefiled'). ## AI Etymology Chastely is from chaste + -ly. Chaste is from Old French chaste, from Latin castus ('pure, undefiled'). Important recorded forms include castus (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers in a pure, modest, or restrained manner. The wider family includes related words such as chaste, chastity, and chasteness. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown