in puris naturalibus
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin in + puris + naturalibus.
Adverb
in puris naturalibus (not comparable)
- In a purely natural state; naked.
- 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin 2006, p. 49:
- 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 2006, p. 49: