| Front | pristine |
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| Back | pris‧tine /ˈprɪstiːn/ adjective 1extremely fresh or clean: a pristine white shirt 2something that is pristine is in the same condition as when it was first made: The car has been restored to pristine condition. 3not spoiled or damaged in any way: pristine African rainforest THESAURUS clean without any dirt or marks: They need clean water to drink. | I don’t have any clean clothes. pure water or air that is pure does not contain any dirt, pollution, or bacteria: I breathed in the pure mountain air. sterile /ˈsteraɪl $ -rəl/ completely clean, with no bacteria, and therefore safe for medical or scientific use: Place a sterile bandage on the wound. | sterile needles spotless completely clean – used mainly about rooms and clothes: Her kitchen is always spotless. pristine /ˈprɪstiːn/ completely clean and new-looking: He wore a pristine white shirt. immaculate as clean and tidy as it is possible to be: The soldiers’ uniforms have to be immaculate. spick and span [not before noun] informal clean and tidy, especially after having just been cleaned: By the end of the day, the whole place was spick and span. |
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