All 5 Uses of
chaste
in
Crime and Punishment
- A certain percentage, they tell us, must every year go…. that way…. to the devil, I suppose, so that the rest may remain chaste, and not be interfered with.†
Chpt 1.4 *
- In fact, I feel it strange myself how timid, chaste and modern she is with me!†
Chpt 5.1
- Avdotya Romanovna is awfully chaste, incredibly and phenomenally so.†
Chpt 6.4
- She is almost morbidly chaste, in spite of her broad intelligence, and it will stand in her way.†
Chpt 6.4
- In fact, I triumphed, while my lady remained firmly convinced that she was innocent, chaste, and faithful to all her duties and obligations and had succumbed quite by accident.†
Chpt 6.4
Definition:
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(chaste as in: innocent and chaste) not having sexual intercourse (ever, outside of marriage, or for a long time); or not involving sexual desire