[raw] adj raw.er ; raw.est [ME, fr. OE hreaw; akin to OHG hro raw, L crudus raw, cruor blood, Gk kreas flesh] (bef. 12c) 1: not cooked
2. a (1): being in or nearly in the natural state: not processed or purified "~ fibers" "~ sewage" (2): not diluted or blended "~ spirits" b: unprepared or imperfectly prepared for use c: not being in polished, finished, or processed form "~ data" "a ~ draft of a thesis" 3 a (1): having the surface abraded or chafed (2): very irritated "a ~ sore throat" b: lacking covering: naked c: not protected: susceptible to hurt "~ emotions"
4. a: lacking experience or understanding: green "a ~ recruit" b (1): marked by absence of refinements (2): vulgar, coarse c: not tempered: unbridled "~ power"
5: disagreeably damp or cold syn see rude -- raw.ly adv -- raw.ness n
[2]raw n (1823): a raw place or state -- in the raw 1: in a natural, unrefined, or crude state
2: naked "slept in the raw"