unchastity

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Recent Examples of unchastity On their wedding day, Claudio repudiates and humiliates Hero at the altar, accusing her of unchastity (the highest of crimes) and unfaithfulness. Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2022 Traditionally, an allegation of a woman’s unchastity constitutes libel per se. Jack Greiner, The Enquirer, 27 May 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unchastity
Noun
  • Investors have grown wary of miners producing material below the benchmark of 62% iron content, applying a hefty discount, which can be magnified by quality issues such as impurities in the ore.
    Tim Treadgold, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Hallucinogens purchased on the street, however, can contain unknown amounts of the drug and be laced with dangerous impurities.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Givens is an old-fashioned hero in a modern world, dealing with the forces of evil in his corner of Eastern Kentucky, particularly one tough guy played unforgettably by Walton Goggins.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Eddie Barrish, the financially desperate, hapless criminal in this high-concept thriller, is played by Bill Skarsgard, who for once is on the receiving end of evil.
    Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The tinny, atmospheric beat escalates the wickedness, like a party that ends with a seance.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Or watch Margaret Hamilton terrorize Dorothy before getting the backstory behind her wickedness.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025

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“Unchastity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unchastity. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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