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raw in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. informal terms for nakedness
    "in the raw"; "in the altogether"; "in his birthday suit"
    raw  altogether  birthday suit 
adjective
  1. (used informally) completely unclothed
    bare-assed  bare-ass  in the altogether  in the buff  in the raw  raw  peeled  naked as a jaybird  stark naked 
  2. unpleasantly cold and damp
    "bleak winds of the North Atlantic"
    bleak  cutting  raw 
  3. not processed or subjected to analysis
    "raw data"; "the raw cost of production"; "only the crude vital statistics"
    crude  raw 
  4. devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure
    "naked ambition"; "raw fury"; "you may kill someone someday with your raw power"
    naked  raw 
  5. (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"
    natural  raw  rude 
  6. lacking training or experience
    "the new men were eager to fight"; "raw recruits"
    raw  new 
  7. not treated with heat to prepare it for eating
    raw 
  8. having the surface exposed and painful
    "a raw wound"
    raw 
  9. hurting
    "the tender spot on his jaw"
    sensitive  sore  raw  tender 
  10. brutally unfair or harsh
    "received raw treatment from his friends"; "a raw deal"
    raw 
  11. used of wood and furniture
    "raw wood"
    raw  unsanded 
  12. untempered and unrefined
    "raw talent"; "raw beauty"
    raw 
  13. not processed or refined
    "raw sewage"
    raw 
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