pristine

  • 11pristine — pris|tine [ prı,stin ] adjective something that is pristine looks very clean, neat, or new: pristine snow/beaches/lawns in pristine condition: The bike was in pristine condition. a. used about someone whose behavior is very moral: a pristine… …

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  • 12pristine — pris|tine [ˈprısti:n] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: pristinus] 1.) extremely fresh or clean ▪ a pristine white shirt 2.) something that is pristine is in the same condition as when it was first made ▪ The car has been restored to… …

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  • 13pristine — adjective Etymology: Latin pristinus; akin to Latin prior Date: 1534 1. belonging to the earliest period or state ; original < the hypothetical pristine lunar atmosphere > 2. a. not spoiled, corrupted, or polluted (as by civilization) ; pure …

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  • 14pristine —    does not simply mean sparkling or tidy, but pure and unchanged from an original condition. You might speak of a pristine brook or a Raphael painting in pristine condition, but to describe a tidied closet or freshly laundered shirt as pristine&#8230; …

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  • 15pristine — [[t]prɪ̱stiːn[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Pristine things are extremely clean or new. [FORMAL] Now the house is in pristine condition. ...pristine white shirts. Syn: immaculate …

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  • 16pristine — adjective extremely fresh or clean: the pristine whiteness of newly fallen snow | in pristine condition (=in the same condition as when it was made): a Volvo in pristine condition …

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  • 17pristine — /ˈprɪstin / (say pristeen) adjective 1. so clean as to appear new: pristine white sheets; the house was in pristine condition. 2. of or relating to the earliest period or state; original; primitive. 3. having its original purity. {Latin pristinus …

  • 18pristine — adj. Pristine is used with these nouns: ↑beach, ↑condition, ↑copy, ↑wilderness …

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  • 19pristine — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. prime, first, dawnlike, primordial; fresh, dewy, pure, virginal, unspoiled. See beginning, oldness. Ant., used, old. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. primitive, initial, primary; see fundamental 1 ,&#8230; …

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  • 20pristine — adjective Lurene s clothes are always so pristine Syn: immaculate, perfect, in mint condition, as new, unspoiled, spotless, flawless, clean, fresh, new, virgin, pure, unused Ant: dirty, spoiled …

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