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pristine (adjective), more pristine, most pristine
1. A reference to being in or belonging to an original status: Bert's car is ten years old, but it is still in pristine condition with no rust or dents anywhere!
2. So clean and neat as to look as good as new: The house was in pristine condition, because it has been completely renovated; so, the couple decided to buy it.
3. Pertaining to not yet being ruined by human encroachment: Close to where Mike lives, there are some pristine forests that have not been harmed by loggers.
Unspoiled and unpolluted, primitive.
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Referring to the earliest time or condition.
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pristine, more pristine, most pristine
Pertaining to a situation or status that is primitive, original, fresh, unspoiled, and unpolluted. (2)
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