raw
adjective
1. (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
- raw wool
- raw sugar
Similar word(s): unprocessed, natural, rude
2. having the surface exposed and painful
- a raw wound
Similar word(s): injured
3. not treated with heat to prepare it for eating
Similar word(s): underdone, rare, uncooked, untoasted
4. not processed or refined
- raw sewage
Similar word(s): untreated
5. devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure
- raw fury
- you may scare someone someday with your raw power
Similar word(s): open, overt, naked
6. brutally unfair or harsh
- received raw treatment from his friends
- a raw deal
Similar word(s): unfair, unjust
7. not processed or subjected to analysis
- raw data
- the raw cost of production
Similar word(s): unanalyzed, crude
8. untempered and unrefined
- raw talent
- raw beauty
Similar word(s): unpolished
9. hurting
Similar word(s): painful, sensitive, sore, tender
10. unpleasantly cold and damp
Similar word(s): cold, bleak, cutting
11. used of wood and furniture
- raw wood
Similar word(s): unfinished, unsanded
12. lacking training or experience
- raw recruits
Similar word(s): inexperienced, inexperient, new
13. (used informally) completely unclothed
Similar word(s): unclothed, peeled
Sentences with raw as an adjective:
- raw cane sugar
- a raw beginner
- a raw voice
- a raw wind
adverb
1. (slang) Without a condom.
- We did it raw.