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  • adverb In a way that is pristine

Etymologies

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pristine +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • And for shoes that had evidently walked through the woods, the soles had been pristinely clean, with no dirt or gravel caught in the tread.

    Fatal Error J.A. Jance 2011

  • One, the edgy clothes of the Dominican Republic-based designer are gorgeous a tailored sheath of rainbow paillettes; LBDs with dominatrix cutouts; and two, the chance to see Inés's home, a pristinely restored 1957 Mediterranean villa with dramatic views of Biscayne Bay.

    Tara Solomon: The Dutch: Quite the Treat Tara Solomon 2011

  • In the same area, Nilson Martins, 35, carefully held the only thing pulled out alive since dawn: a pet rabbit that had somehow remained pristinely white despite the mud.

    'We Were Like Zombies,' Say Survivors Of Rains That Killed Hundreds AP 2011

  • Its bloodless liberal humanism is sadly dated, as pristinely preserved in its pages as the dinosaur DNA in “Jurassic Park.”

    Killing the Mockingbird 2010

  • In the same area, Nilson Martins, 35, carefully held the only thing pulled out alive since dawn: a pet rabbit that had somehow remained pristinely white despite the mud.

    'We Were Like Zombies,' Say Survivors Of Rains That Killed Hundreds AP 2011

  • You must be very young to express surprise that scientists are not “above corruption, pristinely objective …”.

    Africagate « Anglican Samizdat 2010

  • My once pristinely manicured fingernails began to break as soon as all the nail polish chipped away.

    Chicken Soup for the Soul: New Moms Jack Canfield 2011

  • And for shoes that had evidently walked through the woods, the soles had been pristinely clean, with no dirt or gravel caught in the tread.

    Fatal Error J.A. Jance 2011

  • I suppose one good thing about all this is that it should lay to rest the absurd canard that scientists are above corruption, pristinely objective, fastidiously apolitical and immune to the myriad frailties that assail mere mortals.

    Africagate « Anglican Samizdat 2010

  • This person is more likely to sell an item than a fanatic or nostalgia collector and he is more likely to be devoted to keeping the collection displayed pristinely.

    Glass Vader | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009

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