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What is the adjective for chastened?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs chasten and chast which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

chaste
  1. simple, austere, undecorative
  2. modest, decent, morally pure
  3. Synonyms:
      4. pure, decent, virtuous, virginal, innocent, virgin, modest, immaculate, good, clean, moral, vestal, unwed, undefiled, unsullied, proper, wholesome, celibate, sinless, unmarried, maiden, maidenly, uncorrupted, decorous, demure, guiltless, abstinent, unblemished, continent, incorrupt, nunlike, intact, prudish, uncontaminated, elegant, impotent, intemerate, monogamous, faithful, inexperienced, subdued, self-denying, self-restrained, G-rated, squeaky clean, pure as the driven snow, free of sin, righteous, honourable, honorable … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “Therein will be chaste maidens of modest gaze, untouched by man or jinn.”
      “She shook her head mockingly before walking over to his father to embrace him and gave Garth a chaste kiss on the cheek.”
      “The organ itself has been placed unobtrusively, and yet is quite a feature in the chaste interior of the church.”
chastened
  1. Made chaste.
  2. Chastised.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. shamed, humiliated, humbled, embarrassed, disgraced, demeaned, dishonoured, dishonored, degraded, mortified, shown up, ashamed, abashed, sheepish, shamefaced, crestfallen, discredited, put to shame, in disgrace, put down, made to eat humble pie, chagrined, guilty, uncomfortable, awkward, shy, flustered, blushing, disconcerted, unsettled, thrown, discountenanced, discomfited, uneasy, discomposed, nervous, put out of countenance, shown-up, self-conscious, not know where to put yourself, ill at ease, with egg on one's face, caught with egg on your face, wishing the earth would swallow one up, red-faced, debased, hangdog, sorry, humble, remorseful … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “I felt chastened when I realized my mistake and saw the disappointed looks on my colleagues' faces.”
chast
  1. Obsolete form of chaste.
chaster
  1. comparative form of chaste: more chaste
  2. Synonyms:
      3. purer, better, cleaner, wholesomer, more decent, more virtuous, more virginal, more innocent, more modest, more immaculate, more moral, more undefiled, more unsullied, more proper, more sinless, more maidenly, more uncorrupted, more decorous, more demure, more guiltless, more abstinent, more unblemished, more continent, more nunlike, more prudish, more uncontaminated, more elegant, more impotent, more intemerate, more faithful, more inexperienced, more subdued, more self-denying, more righteous, more upright, more blameless, more faultless, more impeccable, more spotless, more untainted, honester, more exemplary, more angelic, more honourable, saintlier, more honorable, more unimpeachable, juster, more uncorrupt, more inculpable … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Among the new boarders was a fussy old man named chaster, who was speedily nicknamed by the bell boys Chestnuts.”
      “Milton, a chaster and more unerring p. 128master of the art than Shakespeare, reveals no such lovable personality.”
      “But it remained for the chaster genius of Addison to banish this painful topic from his elegant pages.”
chastest
  1. superlative form of chaste: most chaste
  2. Synonyms:
      3. purest, best, cleanest, wholesomest, most decent, most virtuous, most virginal, most innocent, most modest, most immaculate, most moral, most undefiled, most unsullied, most proper, most sinless, most maidenly, most uncorrupted, most decorous, most demure, most guiltless, most abstinent, most unblemished, most continent, most nunlike, most prudish, most uncontaminated, most elegant, most impotent, most intemerate, most faithful, most inexperienced, most subdued, most self-denying, most righteous, most upright, most blameless, most faultless, most impeccable, most spotless, most untainted, honestest, most exemplary, most angelic, most honourable, saintliest, most honorable, most unimpeachable, justest, most uncorrupt, most inculpable … more
chastening
  1. present participle of chasten
  2. Synonyms:
      3. purifying, cleansing, purging, absolving, atoning, disciplining, punishing, penalising, penalizing, meting out punishment to, coming down on, teaching a lesson, reprimanding, chastising, correcting, castigating, cracking down on, throwing the book at, coming down on like a ton of bricks, sentencing, dealing with, bringing to book, rapping knuckles, giving a lesson to, slapping someone's wrist, fining, reprehending, recompensing, punishing severely, making an example of, grounding, sorting out, scapegoating, giving someone the works, giving something a going-over, tanning someone's hide, giving it to someone, visiting, taking disciplinary action against, laying down the law, rapping over the knuckles, condemning, docking, mulcting, imprisoning, judging, amercing, imposing penalty, hitting with, slapping with … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Facing the chastening consequences of his actions, he realized the gravity of his mistakes.”
      “After a chastening incident at work, Jennifer was forced to confront her shortcomings, leading to a transformative period of self-reflection and personal growth.”
      “The politician's chastening defeat in the election left him with a sense of shame and dishonor.”
chasted
  1. simple past tense and past participle of chast
chasting
  1. present participle of chast
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