Lexic.us

Definition of Pristine

1. Adjective. Completely free from dirt or contamination. "Pristine mountain snow"

2. Adjective. Immaculately clean and unused. "Handed her his pristine white handkerchief"

Definition of Pristine

1. a. Belonging to the earliest period or state; original; primitive; primeval; as, the pristine state of innocence; the pristine manners of a people; pristine vigor.

Definition of Pristine

1. Adjective. Unspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied ¹

2. Adjective. primitive, pertaining to the earliest state of something ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pristine

1. pertaining to the earliest time or state [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pristine

prissiest prissily prissiness prissinesses prissing prissy pristane pristanes pristanic pristanic acid

pristinamycin pristinamycine pristinamycines pristinamycins pristinate pristine (current term) pristinely pristineness pritchel pritchel hole

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Literary usage of Pristine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"See also PREPARATORY 2; PREVIOUS TO. pristine pristine is a 16th-century word meaning “belonging to the earliest state or period; original. ..."

2. The History of the Reformation of the Church of England by Gilbert Burnet (1842)
"... and every cf them and their Church of England, to the pristine State and Successors, according to the said Laws. Unity of Christ's Church, ..."

3. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by Sir William Wilson Hunter (1885)
"their pristine beauty and magnificence. The once renowned palace of the Viceroys, the spacious custom - house, and many other public buildings, ..."

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