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raw
noun(raw)
informal terms for nakedness
Synonyms: altogether, birthday suit,
Examples:
In the raw.
raw
adjective(raw)
hurting
Synonyms: sensitive, sore, tender,
raw
adjective(raw)
lacking training or experience
Synonyms: new,
Examples:
Raw recruits.
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adjective(raw)
used of wood and furniture
Synonyms: unsanded,
Examples:
Raw wood.
raw
adjective(raw)
(used informally) completely unclothed
Synonyms: bare-ass, bare-assed, in the altogether, in the buff, in the raw, naked as a jaybird, peeled, stark naked,
raw
adjective(raw)
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
Synonyms: natural, rude,
Examples:
Raw wool.
Raw sugar.
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adjective(raw)
devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure
Synonyms: naked,
Examples:
Raw fury.
You may kill someone someday with your raw power.
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adjective(raw)
not processed or subjected to analysis
Synonyms: crude,
Examples:
Raw data.
The raw cost of production.
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adjective(raw)
unpleasantly cold and damp
Synonyms: bleak, cutting,
raw
adjective(raw)
brutally unfair or harsh
Examples:
Received raw treatment from his friends.
A raw deal.
raw
adjective(raw)
having the surface exposed and painful
Examples:
A raw wound.
raw
adjective(raw)
not processed or refined
Examples:
Raw sewage.
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adjective(raw)
not treated with heat to prepare it for eating
Antonyms: cooked,
raw
adjective(raw)
untempered and unrefined
Examples:
Raw talent.
Raw beauty.

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