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unchastised

unchastised adjective: not chastised; unpunished.

Adjective

unchastised (not comparable)

  1. Not chastised; unpunished
    • Perhaps, it is the vanity of human wisdom, unchastised by this correcting principle, which has made so many infidels.1777, Hannah More, Essays on Various Subjects
    • There are laws to punish thieves and counterfeits--but such as you may go unchastised, except by the abhorrence of all honourable men.1857, Frank J. Webb, The Garies and Their Friends

Origin of unchastised

From un- + chastised.

Questions about unchastised

What does unchastised mean?
Unchastised means not chastised; unpunished.
What part of speech is unchastised?
Unchastised is an adjective.

Words near unchastised in the dictionary

  1. unchastely
  2. unchastened
  3. unchasteness
  4. unchastening
  5. unchastisable
  6. unchastised
  7. unchastising
  8. unchastities
  9. unchastity
  10. unchastized
  11. unchatty

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