Rawness Definition & Meaning

rawness
noun
  1. a chilly dampness; "the rawness of the midnight air"
  2. the state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect; "the study was criticized for incompleteness of data but it stimulated further research"; "the rawness of his diary made it unpublishable"
  3. a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched); "the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness"; "after taking a cold, rawness of the larynx and trachea come on"
  4. lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience; "procedural inexperience created difficulties"; "their poor behavior was due to the rawness of the troops"

"Rawness" in song lyrics

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  • "Verbally flawless, Pressure and Drapht serving the rawness"
    Drapht f/ Pressure — Verbally Flawless
  • "Scared rappers getting court orders against such rawness"
    Down for the Cause
  • "Negative forces force us to live lawless and spit rawness"
    Jehst — China Shop Taurus

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