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Definitions of raw
  1. noun
    informal terms for nakedness
    "in the raw"
  2. adjective
    hurting
  3. adjective
    lacking training or experience
    "raw recruits"
  4. adjective
    used of wood and furniture
    "raw wood"

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  5. adjective
    (used informally) completely unclothed
  6. adjective
    (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
    "raw wool" "raw sugar"

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  7. adjective
    devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure
    "raw fury" "you may kill someone someday with your raw power"

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  8. adjective
    not processed or subjected to analysis
    "raw data" "the raw cost of production"

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  9. adjective
    unpleasantly cold and damp

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  10. adjective
    brutally unfair or harsh
    "received raw treatment from his friends" "a raw deal"

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  11. adjective
    having the surface exposed and painful
    "a raw wound"

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  12. adjective
    not processed or refined
    "raw sewage"

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  13. adjective
    not treated with heat to prepare it for eating
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  14. adjective
    untempered and unrefined
    "raw talent" "raw beauty"

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Examples of raw
  • "in the raw"
  • "raw recruits"
  • "raw wood"
  • "raw wool"
  • "raw sugar"
  • "raw fury"
  • "you may kill someone someday with your raw power"
  • "raw data"
  • "the raw cost of production"
  • "received raw treatment from his friends"
  • "a raw deal"
  • "a raw wound"
  • "raw sewage"
  • "raw talent"
  • "raw beauty"
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