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adj i & 3 raw

raw

— adjective (= natural, rude) (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 — adjective having the surface exposed and painful a raw wound — adjective brutally unfair or harsh received raw treatment from his friends a raw deal — adjective not treated with heat to prepare it for eating — adjective not processed or refined raw sewage — adjective (= crude) not processed or subjected to analysis raw data the raw cost of production only the crude vital statistics — adjective (= naked) devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure naked ambition raw fury you may kill someone someday with your raw power — adjective (= new) lacking training or experience the new men were eager to fight raw recruits — adjective used of wood and furniture raw wood — adjective untempered and unrefined raw talent raw beauty — noun (= altogether, birthday suit) informal terms for nakedness in the raw in the altogether in his birthday suit — adjective (= bleak) unpleasantly cold and damp bleak winds of the North Atlantic — adjective (= tender) hurting the tender spot on his jaw — adjective (= bare-assed) (used informally) completely unclothed

adj i & 3 raw

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raw