not treated with heat to prepare it for eating
raw (adj.)
informal terms for nakedness; in the raw; in the altogether; in his birthday suit
[ Syn: altogether , birthday suit ]
raw (n.)
(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
unpleasantly cold and damp; bleak winds of the North Atlantic
used of wood and furniture; raw wood
[ Syn: unsanded ]
lacking training or experience; the new men were eager to fight; raw recruits
[ Syn: new ]
(used informally) completely unclothed
[ Syn: bare-assed , bare-ass , in the altogether , in the buff , in the raw , peeled , naked as a jaybird , stark naked ]
having the surface exposed and painful; a raw wound'
not processed or refined; raw sewage'
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 ]
brutally unfair or harsh; received raw treatment from his friends; a raw deal'
not processed or subjected to analysis; raw data; the raw cost of production; only the crude vital statistics
[ Syn: crude ]
untempered and unrefined; raw talent; raw beauty'
hurting; the tender spot on his jaw