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In a state of nature

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Naked as when born; nude.
In a condition of sin; unregenerate.
Untamed; uncivilized.

See also: Nature Nature Nature



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The heart of a chicken has a just proportion to its other organs, and the domestic fowl is, in a state of nature, a gallant bird.
The Prairie by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
At this point Elizabeth understood the hunter she was to meet him; and thither she urged her way, as expeditiously as the difficulty of the ascent, and the impediment of a forest, in a state of nature, would admit.
The Pioneers by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
It is an elegant animal in a state of nature, with a long slender neck and fine legs.
The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context
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