vestal

¹ves·tal

adj \ˈves-t^əl\

Definition of VESTAL

1

: of or relating to the Roman goddess Vesta

2

a : of or relating to a vestal virgin b : chaste

Examples of VESTAL

1. <a schoolteacher who dresses with almost vestal modesty while on the job>

First Known Use of VESTAL

15th century

Related to VESTAL

Synonyms: clean, decent, G-rated, immaculate, modest, pure, chaste, virgin, virginal

Antonyms: coarse, dirty, filthy, immodest, impure, indecent, obscene, smutty, unchaste, unclean, vulgar

Related Words: lily-white, spotless, stainless, unblemished, undefiled, unsoiled, unspotted, unstained, unsullied, untainted, untarnished; decorous, proper, seemly; cultivated, refined, tasteful; harmless, innocent, innocuous, inoffensive

Near Antonyms: blemished, defiled, soiled, spotted, stained, sullied, tainted, tarnished; improper, indecorous, indelicate, ribald, unseemly; crude, tacky, tasteless, unrefined

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Rhymes with VESTAL

crestal, pestle