■ adjective
1》 (of food) uncooked.
2》 (of a material or substance) in its natural state; not processed.
↘(of data) not organized, analysed, or evaluated.
3》 (of the skin) red and painful, especially as the result of abrasion.
↘(of the nerves) very sensitive.
4》 (of an emotion or quality) strong and undisguised.
5》 new and lacking in experience in an activity or job.
6》 (of the weather) bleak, cold, and damp.
7》 US informal (of language) coarse or crude.
8》 (of the edge of a piece of cloth) not having a hem or selvedge.
Phrases
in the ~
1》 in its true state.
2》 informal naked.
touch someone on the ~ Brit. upset someone by referring to a sensitive subject.
Derivatives
~ish adjective
~ly adverb
~ness noun
Origin
OE hrēaw , of Gmc origin.