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
  • Falwell, among other notable preachers, criticized Carter's interview with Playboy as an example of voicing impure thoughts.
    Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Pop entered a renaissance thanks to smart young women sharing impure thoughts.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of impure
Adjective
  • In that moment, fears of unclean needles, an allergic reaction, or even permanent damage ran through her mind.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The convenience store received health citations for major issues including unclean surfaces and improper food storage.
    Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of unclean
Adjective
  • In the earlier seasons of the show, characters were often filthy, caked with dirt and blood, clothes tattered.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
  • 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
Definition of filthy
Adjective
  • He was booked on charges of enticing a child under 16, distribution of obscene matter, and lascivious posing and exhibiting a child in the nude.
    Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of obscene
Adjective
  • The vast majority of females in the book are described with vulgar disrespect by the various characters and the narrator.
    Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
  • There is no excuse and no rationalization for a vulgar, inhumane act that senselessly took a life.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 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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