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pristine
[ pris-teen, pri-steen; especially British pris-tahyn ]
adjective
- having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
Synonyms: unpolluted, untouched
- of or relating to the earliest period or state; primitive.
pristine
/ ˈprɪstaɪn; -tiːn /
adjective
- of or involving the earliest period, state, etc; original
- pure; uncorrupted
- fresh, clean, and unspoiled
his pristine new car
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The grand prize is a pristine white Fiat Panda 4X4 – with full options.
Today the Stanley is in pristine shape after another series of renovations were completed in 2013.
There are still places in the sea as pristine as I knew as a child.
There are always examples of degradation, but there are very few examples of ecosystems left that are that pristine.
Beauty is often pristine, Harding says, while the word “gorgeous” contains more the idea of extremes and can include decay.
We have native hearts and virtues, just as other nations; which in their pristine purity are noble, potent, and worthy of example.
Medicine and religion have been closely associated from the most pristine time.
Then agriculture will be "restored to right uses" and held in its pristine honor; and the earth will yield its fruits abundantly.
It was of course the shadow of the Midas statue, which the boys had never permitted to be restored to its pristine state.
But it is far from being the case that all tribes with this pristine organisation possess identical ceremonies and ideas.
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