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raw (rô)

adjective

  1. not cooked
  2. in its natural condition; not changed by art, dilution, manufacture, aging, etc. raw wool, raw whiskey
  3. not processed, edited, interpreted, etc. raw data
  4. not yet processed, cleaned, etc. as by chemical treatment; untreated raw sewage
  5. inexperienced; not yet developed or trained a raw recruit
  6. with the skin rubbed or torn off; sore and inflamed a raw cut
  7. uncomfortably cold and damp; bleak a raw wind
  8. ☆
    1. brutal or coarse in frankness
    2. indecent; bawdy
  9. Informal harsh or unfair a raw deal

Etymology: ME rawe < OE hreaw, akin to Ger roh < IE base *kreu-, clotted blood, bloody flesh > L crusta, lit., congealed blood: see crude, cruel

noun

Rare a raw or inflamed spot on the body

raw Related Forms
raw′ly adverb raw′·ness noun
raw Idioms

in the raw

  1. in the natural state; without cultivation, refinement, etc.
  2. ☆ naked; nude
raw Synonyms

raw

modif.

  1. Not cooked

    uncooked, fresh, rare, hard, unprepared, undercooked, underdone, fibrous, coarse-grained, unpasteurized, unbaked, unfried; see also rare 5.

    Antonyms cooked, baked*, fried.

  2. Unfinished

    natural, untreated, rough, newly cut, unprocessed, crude, unrefined, unstained, untanned, coarse, newly mined, uncut, virgin, unedited, unevaluated; see also unfinished 2.

    Antonyms manufactured, refined*, processed.

  3. Untrained

    inexperienced, immature, new, fresh; see inexperienced.

  4. Cold

    biting, windy, bleak; see cold 1.

  5. Without skin

    peeled, skinned, dressed, galled, scraped, blistered, cut, wounded, pared, uncovered, chafed, bruised, sore, irritated, inflamed.

    Antonyms coated, covered*, healed.

  6. *Nasty

    coarse, crude, brutally frank; see coarse 2, rude 2, vulgar 1.

in the raw*

nude, bare, unclothed; see naked 1.

raw Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • pretty: Snubbed socially by the ungrateful Prince, Flashy observes: " That, I confess, I found pretty raw.
  • slightly: Carl Barat, who used to be part of The Libertines, has a strong slightly raw voice.
  • rather: Best practices in true customer service An ever growing, and rather raw list to provoke thoughts.
  • very: Sorry to complain in such beautiful weather but I do feel that we teachers are getting a very raw deal lately.
  • enough: We bred for a child who could draw enough raw power to open the gateways without the need for worshippers and ceremony.
  • still: It's uplifting and catchy but still raw and powerful, and it's utterly utterly honest.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • eat: TIP: Eat spinach leaves raw in salads or add them to sandwich fillings.

Modifies a noun

  • material: True, the raw material could scarcely be bettered.
  • meat: Most lizards eat a variety of foods; some like large monitors eat raw meat, whilst others eat only insects.
  • sewage: There were instances where raw sewage was found to be leaking into the wells or pumps which provided drinking water.
  • talent: Is raw natural talent was to make between the umbrella.
  • emotion: Performances are very strong, especially in scenes of raw emotion or hidden ferocity.
  • datum: In the raw data Catholic rates of labor turnover are a little higher.

Used with adjective complement

  • eat: Fresh vegetables should be cooked rather than eaten raw.
  • rub: Tim Keller explained, ' New Yorkers are dazed and " rubbed raw " in a way that even long-time residents have never seen.
  • feel: A friend may be unavailable when you need to talk through the dramas of the day - leaving you feeling raw.
  • add: Tender with an excellent mild sweet flavor ideal cooked, added raw to the salad bowl or dips.
  • use: They are increasing in consumption and whilst widely used raw in salads, are not necessarily mild.

Preposition: in

  • salad: TIP: Eat spinach leaves raw in salads or add them to sandwich fillings.
  • middle: Special Notes Make sure you cook slowly or they will burn and still be raw in the middle.
raw Quotes

In every case, agricultural as well as manufacturing profits are lowered bya rise in the price of raw produce, if it be accompanied bya rise of wages_ The natural tendency of profits istofall; for inthe progress of society and wealth, the additional quantity of food required is obtained by the sacrifice of more and more labour.

—Ricardo, David

Artists and poets are the raw nerve ends of humanity. By themselves they can do little to save humanity.Without them there would be little worth saving.

—Anonymous

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