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Meaning Of Raw

  1. superl.
    Not altered from its natural state; not prepared by the action of heat; as, raw sienna; specifically, not cooked; not changed by heat to a state suitable for eating; not done; as, raw meat.
  2. superl.
    Hence: Unprepared for use or enjoyment; immature; unripe; unseasoned; inexperienced; unpracticed; untried; as, raw soldiers; a raw recruit.
  3. superl.
    Not worked in due form; in the natural state; untouched by art; unwrought.
  4. superl.
    Not distilled; as, raw water
  5. superl.
    Not spun or twisted; as, raw silk or cotton
  6. superl.
    Not mixed or diluted; as, raw spirits
  7. superl.
    Not tried; not melted and strained; as, raw tallow
  8. superl.
    Not tanned; as, raw hides
  9. superl.
    Not trimmed, covered, or folded under; as, the raw edge of a piece of metal or of cloth.
  10. superl.
    Not covered; bare.
  11. superl.
    Bald.
  12. superl.
    Deprived of skin; galled; as, a raw sore.
  13. superl.
    Sore, as if by being galled.
  14. superl.
    Disagreeably damp or cold; chilly; bleak; as, a raw wind.
  15. n.
    A raw, sore, or galled place; a sensitive spot; as, to touch one on the raw.



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