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  • adjective Not pristine; sullied, dirty, impure.

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un- +‎ pristine

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Examples

  • Lear has his assistant bring me things—an enormous down comforter, brand-new, ultra-luxe says the label, and I have to wonder—were these geese fed cream and caviar, had any unpristine feathers plucked before slaughter?

    Hollywood Savage Kristin McCloy 2010

  • Lear has his assistant bring me things—an enormous down comforter, brand-new, ultra-luxe says the label, and I have to wonder—were these geese fed cream and caviar, had any unpristine feathers plucked before slaughter?

    Hollywood Savage Kristin McCloy 2010

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