pristine
adjectiveadjectiveattested in dialogue
- //ˈpɹɪstiːn//
- //pɹɪsˈtaɪn//
- //ˈpɹɪstɪn//
Unspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
adjective
- 1
Unspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
The beach back is in pristine condition after a council-led cleanup.
Fire fueled with gasoline Life is beautiful, the world is pristine We have been bound unseen The walls of existence remain unclean
- 2
Primitive, pertaining to the earliest state of something.
Thus fable reports that the fair Grimalkin, whom Venus, at the desire of a passionate lover, converted from a cat into a fine woman, no sooner perceived a mouse than, mindful of her former sport, and still retaining her pristine nature, she leaped from the bed of her husband to pursue the little animal.
- 3
Perfect.
Etymology
From Middle French pristin, borrowed from Latin prīstinus.
adjective
- 1
Relating to sawfishes of the family Pristidae.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πρίστις (prístis, “saw, sawfish”).
Forms
- comparative
- more pristine
- superlative
- most pristine
pristine · Unspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
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