raw

US /rɑː/
UK /rɑː/
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not cooked

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She prefers to eat raw vegetables.
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Be careful when handling raw meat.
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uncookedunprocessed
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cookedprocessed
2.

in a natural state; not treated or manufactured

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The artist used raw materials to create the sculpture.
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We need to analyze the raw data before drawing conclusions.
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unprocessednaturalcrude
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processedrefinedmanufactured
3.

(of an emotion or quality) strong and undisguised

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His grief was raw and evident to everyone.
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She expressed her raw emotions during the therapy session.
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unfilteredunadulteratedintenseunvarnished
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subtlecontrolledrefined
4.

(of a part of the body) painful, tender, or inflamed, typically as a result of skin being rubbed or scraped

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The cut on his arm was still raw and painful.
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My feet are raw from walking all day in new shoes.
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sorechafedabradedtender
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healedsoothed
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a sore or abraded place on the skin

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He had a raw on his elbow from falling.
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The constant rubbing caused a painful raw on her heel.
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soreabrasionchafing
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healed wound
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in the rawraw materiala raw dealhit a raw nerve