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adjective
- 1. (of food) uncooked: "raw eggs"
- 2. (of a part of the body) red and painful, especially as the result of skin abrasion: "he scrubbed his hands until they were raw"
Raw describes something that hasn’t been cooked, as in The butcher put a pile of raw meat on the table. Raw can also describe something that hasn’t been processed or refined, as in Raw cotton must be cleaned of plant parts before it can be made into thread or fabric.
When you use the word raw to describe things that aren't edible, it generally means "in a natural, untreated state," like raw silk or raw wood. You might also have raw feelings or raw emotions — these are basic and out in the open.
1. a. Uncooked: raw meat. b. Being in a natural condition; not processed or refined: raw wool. c. Not finished, covered, or coated: raw wood. d. Not having been subjected to adjustment, treatment, or analysis: raw data; the raw cost of production. e. Undeveloped or unused: raw land. f. Recently finished; fresh: raw plaster. 2.
B1. not cooked: raw meat / vegetables. Fewer examples. Carrots can be eaten cooked or raw in a salad. It's best to eat these tomatoes raw. Wash your hands after handling raw meat. The chicken was still raw in the middle. This fish can be eaten raw. raw adjective (NATURAL) B2. in the natural state: raw materials. raw sugar. raw adjective (INJURY)
Definition of raw adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
May 12, 2024 · raw. Etymology [ edit] From Middle English rawe, raw, rau, from Old English hrēaw (“raw, uncooked”), from Proto-West Germanic *hrau, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz, *hrēwaz (“raw”), from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂- (“raw meat, fresh blood”) .
Noun. Idiom. Filter. adjective. rawest, rawer. Not cooked. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. In its natural condition; not changed by art, dilution, manufacture, aging, etc. Raw wool, raw whiskey. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Not processed, edited, interpreted, etc. Raw data. Webster's New World.
