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pristine

Posted on October 10, 2014October 6, 2014 by admin

prI stin

adjective

1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the earliest period or original condition.

“Three months of camp life on Lake Tahoe would restore an Egyptian mummy to his pristine vigor, and give him an appetite like an alligator. I do not mean the oldest and driest mummies, of course, but the fresher ones.” (Mark Twain)

2. pure, fresh, or clean as new; unspoiled or unsullied.
After months spent trekking in the pristine wilderness, the city seemed a noisy, crowded, polluted place.
The used car had hardly any mileage on it and was in pristine condition.

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