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in puris naturalibus

in puris naturalibus adverb: in a purely natural state; naked.

Adverb

in puris naturalibus (not comparable)

  1. In a purely natural state; naked.
    • Report has it, however, that when he returned from the wood he found the no longer fair lady firmly established in his bed, in puris naturalibus; or one should say, in impuris naturalibus.1928, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, chapter XVII, in Lady Chatterley’s Lover, [Germany?]: Privately printed, →OCLC, page 316
    • Boyles crouched against the wall in puris naturalibus, while Ned wrapped the magician's cape around his bare legs and flagged down the coach.1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 49

Origin of in puris naturalibus

Borrowed from Latin in puris naturalibus.

Questions about in puris naturalibus

What does in puris naturalibus mean?
In puris naturalibus means in a purely natural state; naked.
What part of speech is in puris naturalibus?
In puris naturalibus is an adverb.

Words near in puris naturalibus in the dictionary

  1. in proper
  2. in propria persona
  3. in protest
  4. in public
  5. in pup
  6. in puris naturalibus
  7. in pursuit
  8. in quantity
  9. in question
  10. in quick sticks
  11. in quick succession

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