informal terms for nakedness; "in the raw"; "in the altogether"; "in his birthday suit";
not processed or subjected to analysis; "raw data"; "the raw cost of production"; "only the crude vital statistics";
(used informally) completely unclothed;
not treated with heat to prepare it for eating;
lacking training or experience; "the new men were eager to fight"; "raw recruits"; "he was still wet behind the ears when he shipped as a hand on a merchant vessel";
brutally unfair or harsh; "received raw treatment from his friends"; "a raw deal";
inflamed and painful; "his throat was raw"; "had a sore throat";
unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North Atlantic";
having the surface exposed and painful; "a raw wound";
devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure; "naked ambition"; "raw fury"; "you may kill someone someday with your raw power";
untempered and unrefined; "raw talent"; "raw beauty";
