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unchastened

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Not chastened or rebuked.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • In the event, he was able to keep the lid on his fountain pen, but the bank has not escaped unchastened, said Damian Reece in The Daily Telegraph - Issue of the week: how high will interest rates go?, The Week, Issue 597, page 45.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English chastened English unchastened From un- + chastened.