Meaning & use

pristinely

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In a pristine manner; in a state of spotless cleanliness or original, unspoiled condition.

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The vintage car had been pristinely maintained for over fifty years.

Snow lay pristinely white across the untouched field.

A note on using this word

"Pristine" originally meant "primitive" or "belonging to the earliest period," from Latin "pristinus"; its modern sense of spotless cleanliness developed later.

Words with a similar meaning

immaculatelyflawlessly

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Words with an opposite meaning

filthilyshabbily

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