not cooked
not processed or purified and therefore still in its natural state
raw fibres
raw sewage
said of data: not analysed or interpreted
not having a hem
a raw edge
having the surface abraded or chafed
raw skin
said of the nerves: highly sensitive
said of feelings: not refined or disguised; crude
lacking experience, training, etc; new
a raw recruit
NAmer, informal vulgar or coarse
raw language
disagreeably damp or cold
touch somebody on the raw
to disconcert somebody by referring to a sensitive matter
rawish adj
rawly adv
rawness noun
[Old English hrēaw]