raw meaning and definition

RAW noun

Definition of raw (noun)

1. informal terms for nakedness
   • "in the raw"; "in the altogether"; "in his birthday suit"
   • synonyms: altogether, birthday suit

RAW adjective

Definition of raw (adjective)

1. (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
   • "natural yogurt"; "natural produce"; "raw wool"; "raw sugar"; "bales of rude cotton"
   • synonyms: natural, rude
2. having the surface exposed and painful
   • "a raw wound"
3. not treated with heat to prepare it for eating
   • antonym: cooked
4. not processed or refined
   • "raw sewage"
5. devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure
   • "naked ambition"; "raw fury"; "you may kill someone someday with your raw power"
   • synonyms: naked
6. brutally unfair or harsh
   • "received raw treatment from his friends"; "a raw deal"
7. not processed or subjected to analysis
   • "raw data"; "the raw cost of production"; "only the crude vital statistics"
   • synonyms: crude
8. untempered and unrefined
   • "raw talent"; "raw beauty"
9. hurting
   • "the tender spot on his jaw"
   • synonyms: sensitive, sore, tender
10. unpleasantly cold and damp
    • "bleak winds of the North Atlantic"
    • synonyms: bleak, cutting
11. used of wood and furniture
    • "raw wood"
    • synonyms: unsanded
12. lacking training or experience
    • "the new men were eager to fight"; "raw recruits"
    • synonyms: new
13. (used informally) completely unclothed
    • synonyms: bare-ass, bare-assed, in the altogether, in the buff, in the raw, naked as a jaybird, peeled, stark naked