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raw

  [raw] adjective, -er, -est, noun
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–adjective
1. uncooked, as articles of food: a raw carrot.
2. not having undergone processes of preparing, dressing, finishing, refining, or manufacture: raw cotton.
3. unnaturally or painfully exposed, as flesh, by removal of the skin or natural integument.
4. painfully open, as a sore or wound.
5. crude in quality or character; not tempered or refined by art or taste: raw humor.
6. ignorant, inexperienced, or untrained: a raw recruit.
7. brutally or grossly frank: a raw portrayal of human passions.
8. brutally harsh or unfair: a raw deal; receiving raw treatment from his friends.
9. disagreeably damp and chilly, as the weather or air: a raw, foggy day at the beach.
10. not diluted, as alcoholic spirits: raw whiskey.
11. unprocessed or unevaluated: raw data.
–noun
12. a sore or irritated place, as on the flesh.
13. unrefined sugar, oil, etc.
—Idiom
14. in the raw,
a. in the natural, uncultivated, or unrefined state: nature in the raw.
b. Informal. in the nude; naked: sunbathing in the raw.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE hrēaw, hrǣw; c. D rauw, G roh; akin to L crūdus raw (see crude ), cruor blood, Gk kréas raw flesh

Related forms:
rawish, adjective
raw⋅ish⋅ness, noun
rawly, adverb
rawness, noun

Synonyms:
2. unprepared, rough, makeshift. Raw, crude, rude refer to something not in a finished or highly refined state. Raw applies particularly to material not yet changed by a process, by manufacture, or by preparation for consumption: raw cotton; raw leather. Crude refers to that which still needs refining: crude petroleum. Rude refers to what is still in a condition of rough simplicity or in a makeshift or roughly made form: rude agricultural implements; the rude bridge that arched the flood. 6. undisciplined, green, unskilled, unpracticed. 9. cold, wet. 10. straight, neat.

Antonyms:
1. cooked.
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raw   (rô)   
adj.   raw·er, raw·est

  1. Uncooked: raw meat.

    1. Being in a natural condition; not processed or refined: raw wool. See Synonyms at crude.

    2. Not finished, covered, or coated: raw wood. See Synonyms at rude.

    3. Not having been subjected to adjustment, treatment, or analysis: raw data; the raw cost of production.

  3. Untrained and inexperienced: raw recruits.

  4. Recently finished; fresh: raw plaster.

  5. Having subcutaneous tissue exposed: a raw wound.

  6. Inflamed; sore: a raw throat.

  7. Unpleasantly damp and chilly: raw weather.

  8. Cruel and unfair: a raw punishment.

  9. Outspoken; crude: a raw portrayal of truth.

  10. Powerfully impressive; stark: raw beauty; raw talent.

  11. Nude; naked.


[Middle English, from Old English hrēaw; see kreuə- in Indo-European roots.]
raw'ly adv., raw'ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

raw (rô)
adj. raw·er, raw·est

  1. Having subcutaneous tissue exposed.

  2. Inflamed; sore.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Idioms & Phrases

raw

In addition to the idiom beginning with raw, also see in the altogether (raw).

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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