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natural state

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Noun1.natural state - a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild"
state of nature, wild
state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
crudeness, crudity, primitiveness, primitivism, rudeness - a wild or unrefined state
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"Nor do they, in their natural state," returned the stranger.
The Marvelous Land of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
It was this last habit that gave me the opportunity I craved to capture one of these herbivorous cetaceans--that is what Perry calls them--and make as good a meal as one can on raw, warm-blooded fish; but I had become rather used, by this time, to the eating of food in its natural state, though I still balked on the eyes and entrails, much to the amusement of Ghak, to whom I always passed these delicacies.
At the Earth's Core by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
Not a misfortune in our natural state I dare say, but we are not in a natural state.
Little Dorrit by Dickens, Charles View in context
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