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Chasee vs Chaste - What's the difference?

chasee | chaste |

As a noun chasee

is one who is chased.

As an adjective chaste is

abstaining from sexual intercourse, celibate.

chasee

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who is chased.
  • * 2007 , David Oatman, Old Favorites, New Fun (page 32)
    • One student is the chaser and the other is the chasee . Give the chasee three seconds to get away and then allow the chaser to attempt to tag the chasee.

    chaste

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • abstaining from sexual intercourse, celibate
  • virginal, innocent, having had no sexual experience
  • simple, austere, undecorative
    • a chaste style in composition or art
  • modest, decent, morally pure
    • a chaste''' mind; '''chaste eyes

    Usage notes

    * Married couples are often exhorted to have "chaste sex"--compare the Vatican encyclical Casti Connubii (Of Chaste Wedlock ).

    Derived terms

    * chastity

    See also

    * pure

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