Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: pristine
IPA transcription: [pɹ'ɪstin]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: pristine
    Meaning: immaculately clean and unused; "handed her his pristine white handkerchief"
  • Synonyms: pristine
    Meaning: completely free from dirt or contamination; "pristine mountain snow"
Usage examples
  • And so, as I am not and, so far as one can judge, cannot be enchanted, she it is that is enchanted, that is smitten, that is altered, changed, and transformed; in her have my enemies revenged themselves upon me, and for her shall I live in ceaseless tears, until I see her in her pristine state.
  • This minister, to whom Julian communicated, without reserve, his most careless levities, and his most serious counsels, received an extraordinary commission to restore, in its pristine beauty, the temple of Jerusalem; and the diligence of Alypius required and obtained the strenuous support of the governor of Palestine.