raw
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Definitions
Adjective
not treated with heat to prepare it for eating
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(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"
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having the surface exposed and painful; "a raw wound"
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not processed or refined; "raw sewage"
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devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure; "naked ambition"; "raw fury"; "you may kill someone someday with your raw power"
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brutally unfair or harsh; "received raw treatment from his friends"; "a raw deal"
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not processed or subjected to analysis; "raw data"; "the raw cost of production"; "only the crude vital statistics"
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untempered and unrefined; "raw talent"; "raw beauty"
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hurting; "the tender spot on his jaw"
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unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North Atlantic"
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used of wood and furniture; "raw wood"
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lacking training or experience; "the new men were eager to fight"; "raw recruits"
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(used informally) completely unclothed
Noun
informal terms for nakedness; "in the raw"; "in the altogether"; "in his birthday suit"