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raw
[raw]
adjective
uncooked, as articles of food.
a raw carrot.
not having undergone processes of preparing, dressing, finishing, refining, or manufacture.
raw cotton.
Synonyms: , ,unnaturally or painfully exposed, as flesh, by removal of the skin or natural integument.
painfully open, as a sore or wound.
crude in quality or character; not tempered or refined by art or taste.
raw humor.
ignorant, inexperienced, or untrained.
a raw recruit.
Synonyms: , , ,brutally or grossly frank.
a raw portrayal of human passions.
brutally harsh or unfair.
a raw deal; receiving raw treatment from his friends.
disagreeably damp and chilly, as the weather or air.
a raw, foggy day at the beach.
Synonyms: ,not diluted, as alcoholic spirits.
raw whiskey.
Synonyms: ,unprocessed or unevaluated.
raw data.
noun
a sore or irritated place, as on the flesh.
unrefined sugar, oil, etc.
raw
/ ɔː /
adjective
(of food) not cooked
raw onion
(prenominal) in an unfinished, natural, or unrefined state; not treated by manufacturing or other processes
raw materials for making steel
raw brick
(of an edge of material) unhemmed; liable to fray
(of the skin, a wound, etc) having the surface exposed or abraded, esp painfully
ignorant, inexperienced, or immature
a raw recruit
(prenominal) not selected or modified
raw statistics
frank or realistic
a raw picture of the breakdown of a marriage
(of spirits) undiluted
coarse, vulgar, or obscene
recently done; fresh
raw paintwork
(of the weather) harshly cold and damp
informalunfair; unjust (esp in the phrase a raw deal )
noun
informala sensitive point
his criticism touched me on the raw
informalwithout clothes; naked
in a natural or unmodified state
life in the raw
Other Word Forms
- rawish adjective
- rawishness noun
- rawly adverb
- rawness noun
- half-raw adjective
- semiraw adjective
- semirawly adverb
- semirawness noun
- ˈɱ adverb
- ˈɲԱ noun
- ˈɾ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of raw1
Idioms and Phrases
in the raw,
in the natural, uncultivated, or unrefined state.
nature in the raw.
Informal. in the nude; naked.
sunbathing in the raw.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
This format—”what I did in therapy today,” more or less—is raw and occasionally repetitive.
There were hours and hours of raw footage.
You feel the tension and the emotion, and it’s raw and primal — even if you are someone who only casually pays attention to U2, it’s hard not to be moved by it.
LaMarita recommended eating baby radish greens raw since they tend to have a less bitter flavor profile compared to mature radish greens, which are best served cooked.
Three years ago, the image of a distraught Coco Gauff crying under a towel was one of the rawest moments from a one-sided French Open women's final.
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When To Use
Raw describes something that hasn’t been cooked, as in The butcher put a pile of raw meat on the table.Raw can also describe something that hasn’t been processed or refined, as in Raw cotton must be cleaned of plant parts before it can be made into thread or fabric. Raw also refers to skin that was painfully removed, as in The uncomfortable pants rubbed my knees raw. As well, raw can refer to someone who lacks experience or training, as in The rookie detective was too raw to be of any help to the veteran investigator. Raw is rarely used as a noun. It is sometimes used in the idiom in the raw, meaning a natural, unprocessed state or, more informally, referring to something done while naked.Example: The diners became very ill after eating chicken that was more raw that cooked.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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