unchaste

adjective

Definition of unchastenext
as in indecent

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unchaste
  1. indecent
  2. immodest
  3. impure
  4. unclean
  5. filthy
  6. obscene
  7. vulgar
  8. smutty
Adjective
  • Orange Beach has a vulgarity ordinance on the books, which was enacted about a decade ago amid concerns about vulgar or indecent T-shirts and other merchandise sold at souvenir stores.
    al, al, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Because there are more good people than indecent ones.
    Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2023
Definition of indecent
Adjective
  • Not to be immodest, but the third did more than the second and the second did more than the first.
    Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
  • In my family you were not allowed to be immodest or boastful.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
Definition of immodest
Adjective
  • Pop entered a renaissance thanks to smart young women sharing impure thoughts.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Wad, perhaps the most abundant, is a dark-brown-to-black, very soft, earthy mineral that is commonly considered an impure hydrous oxide of manganese.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of impure
Adjective
  • As more companies experiment with generative AI, many find their projects fail due to unclean or inaccurate data.
    Adrian Swinscoe, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Produce can also be contaminated in processing centers by workers or unclean surfaces or equipment, or in distribution trucks.
    Emily Schmall, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of unclean
Adjective
  • My father was living alone in that dark, filthy room like an old animal wallowing in its own excrement.
    Lee Chang-dong, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Down and out in Tinseltown, where white glistening snow turns to filthy slush.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of filthy
Adjective
  • Of course, obscene content has been censored, and services that clearly broke intellectual property laws, like Napster, WikiLeaks, and The Pirate Bay were shuttered, but, for the average person, the internet remained broadly open in the United States.
    Callum Booth, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • There have now been 21 fines due to obscene gestures this season.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of obscene
Adjective
  • Deadpool & Wolverine was far more graphic and vulgar than previous Marvel Studios projects — but one of its especially dirty lines didn't make the cut.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
  • With Election Day on the horizon, Elon Musk is leaning into violent and vulgar rhetoric.
    Bruna Horvath, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of vulgar
Adjective
  • Season one is a smutty yet wonderful crescendo of self-destruction driven by a cast of characters that includes Fleabag’s intensely awkward sister Claire (Sian Clifford), her selfish and pretentious stepmother (Olivia Colman), and her clueless father (Bill Paterson).
    Matt Kamen, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Are any of these turns worth sitting through nine hours of smutty true crime recreations?
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Sep. 2024
Definition of smutty
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