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- DictionaryRaw/rô/
adjective
- 1. (of food) uncooked: "raw eggs" Similar uncookedfreshunderdoneOpposite cooked
- ▪ (of a material or substance) in its natural state; not yet processed or purified: "raw silk" Similar unprocesseduntreatedunrefinedcrudenaturalunmilledunpreparedunfinishedgreenOpposite refinedprocessed
- ▪ (of information) not analyzed, evaluated, or processed for use: "there were a number of errors in the raw data"
- 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" Similar soreredinflamedpainfulsensitivetenderabradedchafedskinnedopenexposedunhealedbloodytechnical:excoriated
- 3. (of an emotion or quality) strong and undisguised: "he exuded an air of raw, vibrant masculinity" Similar strongintensepassionateferventvehementpowerfulviolentacuteundisguisedunconcealedunrestraineduninhibited
- ▪ frank and realistic in the depiction of unpleasant facts or situations: "a raw, uncompromising portrait" Similar realistictrue to lifeunembellishedunvarnishedgrittynakedbarebrutalharshfrankcandidhonestforthrightstraightforwarddirectbluntoutspokeninformal:warts and allOpposite unrealisticidealized
- ▪ (of language) coarse or crude, typically in relation to sexual matters: informal US "a campaign against raw lyrics in rock music" Similar unsophisticatedcruderoughunpolishedunrefinedundeveloped
- 4. (of the weather) bleak, cold, and damp: "a raw February night" Similar bleakcoldchillychillingchillfreezingicyicy-coldwintrybitterbitingpiercingpenetratingsharpkeendampwetinformal:nippyparkyBalticOpposite warmbalmy
- 5. (of a person) new to an activity or job and therefore lacking experience or skill: "they were replaced by raw recruits" Similar inexperiencednewlacking experienceuntrainedunskilledunpracticeduntrieduntestedunseasoneduntutoredunschooledcallowimmaturegreenignorantnaiveunsophisticatedinformal:wet behind the earsOpposite experiencedskilled
- 6. (of the edge of a piece of cloth) not having a hem or selvage: "oversewing is used to neaten raw edges"
Word Origin Old Englishhrēaw, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rauw and German roh, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek kreas ‘raw flesh’.
Derivatives
- 1. rawish adjective
- 2. rawly adverb
- 3. rawness noun
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