raw

[ raw ]

/ rɔ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR raw ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective, raw·er, raw·est.

uncooked, as articles of food: a raw carrot.

not having undergone processes of preparing, dressing, finishing, refining, or manufacture: raw cotton.

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.

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.

not diluted, as alcoholic spirits: raw whiskey.

unprocessed or unevaluated: raw data.

noun

a sore or irritated place, as on the flesh.

unrefined sugar, oil, etc.

Idioms for raw

in the raw,

in the natural, uncultivated, or unrefined state: nature in the raw.
Informal. in the nude; naked: sunbathing in the raw.

Origin of raw

before 1000; Middle English; Old English hrēaw, hrǣw; cognate with Dutch rauw, German roh; akin to Latin crūdus raw (see crude), cruor blood, Greek kréas raw flesh

SYNONYMS FOR raw

2 unprepared, rough, makeshift.

6 undisciplined, green, unskilled, unpracticed.

9 cold, wet.

10 straight, neat.

SEE SYNONYMS FOR raw ON THESAURUS.COM

ANTONYMS FOR raw

1 cooked.

SEE ANTONYMS FOR raw ON THESAURUS.COM

synonym study for raw

2. Raw, crude, rude refer to something not in a finished or highly refined state. Raw applies particularly to material not yet changed by a process, by manufacture, or by preparation for consumption: raw cotton; raw leather. Crude refers to that which still needs refining: crude petroleum. Rude refers to what is still in a condition of rough simplicity or in a makeshift or roughly made form: rude agricultural implements; the rude bridge that arched the flood.

OTHER WORDS FROM raw

raw·ish, adjective raw·ish·ness, noun raw·ly, adverb raw·ness, noun

half-raw, adjective sem·i·raw, adjective sem·i·raw·ly, adverb sem·i·raw·ness, noun

Words nearby raw

raving, ravioli, ravish, ravishing, ravishment, raw, raw bar, raw deal, raw fibers, raw material, raw milk

Example sentences from the Web for raw

Raw eel seemed to be popular during and after the Middle Ages.

History's Craziest Hangover Cures |Justin Jones |December 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The script would be used as more than just raw material, but would need to be fudged.

Michael C. Hall on Going Drag for ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ and Exorcising ‘Dexter’ |Marlow Stern |December 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The raw materials— tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold—were dubbed “conflict minerals.”

Aaron Rodgers Takes Aim at Congo’s ‘Blood Minerals’ War |John Prendergast |December 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But there was a lot of raw violence in the humor of the time.

The Magazine That Made—and Unmade—Politicians |Anthony Haden-Guest |November 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

But the raw believability of, say, Magnum photography has been done for.

The Magazine That Made—and Unmade—Politicians |Anthony Haden-Guest |November 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Simmer for five minutes, then add two pounds of shelled peas, six small raw French carrots and one dozen raw fresh asparagus tips.

The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book |Victor Hirtzler
The ordinary course of our present existence gives us a sensibility like that of a raw wound, aware of the least breath.

Letters of a Soldier |Anonymous
He grew suddenly aware of this enveloping shroud of sand—as the raw material of bodily expression: Form.

Four Weird Tales |Algernon Blackwood
Begin, if raw stock, by washing and rinsing thoroughly in order to remove all natural grease and dirt adhering to the fibre.

The Practical Ostrich Feather Dyer |Alexander Paul
Raw nut butter gives a fine flavor to this pure, cook it with the potatoes and use less or no cream.

The Laurel Health Cookery |Evora Bucknum Perkins

British Dictionary definitions for raw

raw

/ (rɔː) /

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

mainly US coarse, vulgar, or obscene

mainly US recently done; fresh raw paintwork

(of the weather) harshly cold and damp

informal unfair; unjust (esp in the phrase a raw deal)

noun

the raw British informal a sensitive point his criticism touched me on the raw

in the raw

informal without clothes; naked
in a natural or unmodified statelife in the raw

Derived forms of raw

rawish, adjective rawly, adverb rawness, noun

Word Origin for raw

Old English hreaw; related to Old High German hrao, Old Norse hrār raw, Latin cruor thick blood, Greek kreas meat

Medical definitions for raw

raw

[ rô ]

adj.

Having subcutaneous tissue exposed.

Inflamed; sore.

Idioms and Phrases with raw

raw

In addition to the idiom beginning with raw

raw deal

also see:

in the altogether (raw)

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

raw

adjective, raw·er, raw·est.

noun

Idioms for raw

Origin of raw

SYNONYMS FOR raw

ANTONYMS FOR raw

synonym study for raw

OTHER WORDS FROM raw

Words nearby raw

Example sentences from the Web for raw

British Dictionary definitions for raw

adjective

noun

Derived forms of raw

Word Origin for raw

Medical definitions for raw

adj.

Idioms and Phrases with raw

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

raw

adjective, raw·er, raw·est.

noun

Idioms for raw

Origin of raw

SYNONYMS FOR raw

ANTONYMS FOR raw

synonym study for raw

OTHER WORDS FROM raw

Words nearby raw

Words related to raw

Example sentences from the Web for raw

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []) .push({}); British Dictionary definitions for raw

adjective

noun

Derived forms of raw

Word Origin for raw

Medical definitions for raw

adj.

Idioms and Phrases with raw

British Dictionary definitions for raw