Raw - Definition
raw
adj 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" [syn: natural, raw(a),
rude(a)]
2: having the surface exposed and painful; "a raw wound"
3: not treated with heat to prepare it for eating [ant:
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" [syn: naked, raw]
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" [syn:
crude, raw]
8: untempered and unrefined; "raw talent"; "raw beauty"
9: hurting; "the tender spot on his jaw" [syn: sensitive,
sore, raw, tender]
10: unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North
Atlantic" [syn: bleak, cutting, raw]
11: used of wood and furniture; "raw wood" [syn: raw(a),
unsanded]
12: lacking training or experience; "the new men were eager to
fight"; "raw recruits" [syn: raw, new]
13: (used informally) completely unclothed [syn: bare-assed,
bare-ass, in the altogether, in the buff, in the
raw, raw, peeled, naked as a jaybird, stark naked]
n 1: informal terms for nakedness; "in the raw"; "in the
altogether"; "in his birthday suit" [syn: raw,
altogether, birthday suit]