raw
 raw (rô)adj. raw·er, raw·est
1. Uncooked:
raw meat.
2.
a. Being in a natural condition; not processed or refined:
raw wool.
See Synonyms at crude.
b. Not finished, covered, or coated:
raw wood.
See Synonyms at rude.
c. 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.Idiom:in the raw
1. In a crude or unrefined state:
nature in the raw.
2. Nude; naked. [Middle English, from Old English hrēaw. See kreuə- in Indo-European Roots.] rawʹly adv.rawʹness n.
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