[ UK /ɹˈɔː/ ]
[ US /ˈɹɑ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. not treated with heat to prepare it for eating
  2. hurting
    the tender spot on his jaw
  3. devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure
    raw fury
    you may kill someone someday with your raw power
    naked ambition
  4. not processed or refined
    raw sewage
  5. untempered and unrefined
    raw beauty
    raw talent
  6. not processed or subjected to analysis
    only the crude vital statistics
    raw data
    the raw cost of production
  7. (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
    natural produce
    natural yogurt
    raw wool
    bales of rude cotton
    raw sugar
  8. unpleasantly cold and damp
    bleak winds of the North Atlantic
  9. having the surface exposed and painful
    a raw wound
  10. lacking training or experience
    raw recruits
    the new men were eager to fight
  11. used of wood and furniture
    raw wood
  12. brutally unfair or harsh
    received raw treatment from his friends
    a raw deal
  13. (used informally) completely unclothed
NOUN
  1. informal terms for nakedness
    in the raw
    in his birthday suit
    in the altogether
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How To Use raw In A Sentence

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