chaste
pure or restrained
Root
- cast / chast: pure, correct, or made clean
Other words with the cast / chast root
- castigate: to criticize or punish severely
- castigation: severe criticism or punishment
- chastise: to scold or punish sharply
Chaste keeps the clean-and-pure side of the cast / chast family.
The essay's chaste style was plain, controlled, and hard to misread.