raw
//rɔː//
Adjective
rawerComparative
rawestSuperlative
1
(of food) not cooked
Raw vegetables are good for your health.
2
(of materials) in the natural state; not yet processed or refined
Raw materials are imported from overseas.
3
(of skin) red and painful, especially because of being rubbed or damaged
My hands were raw from the cold wind.
4
(of emotions or qualities) strong and not controlled or softened
The film shows the raw emotion of people living in poverty.
5
(of a person) inexperienced or untrained
The raw recruits struggled with the basic training exercises.
6
(of weather) cold and damp
It was a raw winter morning with fog and drizzle.
Noun
1
a sensitive or painful area of skin
The bandage rubbed against the raw on my heel.
2
the raw state or condition of something
The vegetables are best eaten in the raw.