unchaste

un·chaste

[uhn-cheyst]
adjective
1.
not chaste; not virtuous; not pure: an unchaste woman.
2.
characterized by sexual suggestiveness, transgression, or excess; lascivious; bawdy: an unchaste exhibition.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English; see un-1, chaste

un·chaste·ly, adverb
un·chaste·ness, un·chas·ti·ty [uhn-chas-ti-tee] , noun
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unchaste
1382, from un- (1) "not" + chaste.
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Unchaste is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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