Definition of Raw
Adjective: raw (rawer,rawest) ro
- (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
"raw wool"; "raw sugar";
- natural, rude
- Having the surface exposed and painful
"a raw wound"
- Not treated with heat to prepare it for eating
- Not processed or refined
"raw sewage"
- Devoid of elaboration, diminution or concealment; bare and pure
"raw fury"; "you may kill someone someday with your raw power";
- naked
- Brutally unfair or harsh
"received raw treatment from his friends"; "a raw deal"
- Not processed or subjected to analysis
"raw data"; "the raw cost of production";
- crude
- Untempered and unrefined
"raw talent"; "raw beauty"
- Hurting
"the raw spot on his jaw";
- sensitive, sore, tender
- Unpleasantly cold and damp
"raw winds of the North Atlantic";
- bleak, cutting
- (used of wood and furniture) not sanded or polished
"raw wood";
- unsanded
- Lacking training or experience
"raw recruits";
- new
- (informal) completely unclothed
- bare-assed [Brit, Cdn], bare-ass [Brit, Cdn], in the altogether, in the buff, in the raw, peeled, naked as a jaybird [US], stark naked, buck naked [N. Amer]
- Informal term for nakedness
"in the raw";
- altogether, birthday suit
Usage: Asia
- India's external intelligence agency
- Research and Analysis Wing [Asia], RAW [Asia]
See also:
ravishments
Rawalpindi
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