What does chastened mean?
Chastened means Made chaste; purified; modest..
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/ˈtʃeɪsənd/ · adjective
Made chaste; purified; modest..
As I look back over life, I see periods, which possibly have been more crowded with ecstatic enjoyment but none in which there was more pure, equable chastened happiness, than those few weeks I spent with my children.
The Trump era is not quite over, however. There are still 10 days of this presidency left, and reports from the Oval Office suggest he no longer feels chastened, regretting having agreed to an orderly transition.
There are, of course, better scenarios. A chastened regime could pursue some form of accommodation with America and evolution at home.
Use chastened when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Chastened means Made chaste; purified; modest..
Common synonyms include admonished, reprimanded, rebuked, reproved.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
As I look back over life, I see periods, which possibly have been more crowded with ecstatic enjoyment but none in which there was more pure, equable chastened happiness, than those few weeks I spent with my children.
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