rawly


raw

R0060100 (rô)adj. raw·er, raw·est 1. a. Uncooked: raw meat.b. Being in a natural condition; not processed or refined: raw wool.c. Not finished, covered, or coated: raw wood.d. Not having been subjected to adjustment, treatment, or analysis: raw data; the raw cost of production.e. Undeveloped or unused: raw land.f. Recently finished; fresh: raw plaster.2. Inexperienced or untrained: a raw youth; raw recruits.3. a. Having subcutaneous tissue exposed: a raw wound.b. Inflamed; sore: a raw throat.4. Unpleasantly damp and chilly: raw weather.5. a. Powerfully impressive; stark: raw beauty; raw talent.b. Direct in description and explicit in realistic detail: the film's raw depiction of urban poverty.c. Crude, vulgar, or coarse: raw language.6. Nude; naked: was standing there raw.7. a. Engaged in without the protection of a condom.b. Done in a rough or unrestrained manner. Used of sex.adv. Slang Without a condom; unprotected.Idioms: in the raw1. In a crude or unrefined state: nature in the raw.2. Nude; naked. raw deal An instance of unfair treatment: got a raw deal from our insurance company.
[Middle English rau, from Old English hrēaw; see kreuə- in Indo-European roots.]
raw′ly adv.raw′ness n.