chastened
Collocations
5ADJ.
longer, pure
VERB + CHASTENED
feels, looked
CHASTENED + NOUN
happiness
PREP.
than
ADV.
suitably
Definitions
adj
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.
Made moderate; restrained.
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.
Chastised.
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3As 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
WiktionaryThe 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
WiktionaryAfter her mother's lecture, Mary looked suitably chastened.
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