raw

/ɹɔː/

noun

  1. 1

    (sugar refining, sugar trade) An unprocessed sugar; a batch of such.

  2. 2

    A galled place; an inveterate sore.

  3. 3

    (by extension) A point about which a person is particularly sensitive.

  4. 4

    A recording or rip of a show that has not been fansubbed.

  5. 5

    A scan that has not been cleaned (purged of blemishes arising from the scanning process) and has not been scanlated.

adjective

  1. 1

    (of food) Not cooked.

  2. 2

    (of materials, products, etc.) Not treated or processed; in a natural state, unrefined, unprocessed.

    raw cane sugar
  3. 3

    Having had the skin removed or abraded; chafed, tender; exposed, lacerated.

    a raw wound
  4. 4

    New or inexperienced.

    a raw beginner
  5. 5

    Crude in quality; rough, uneven, unsophisticated.

    a raw voice
  6. 6

    (of data) Uncorrected, without analysis.

  7. 7

    (of weather) Unpleasantly cold or damp.

    a raw wind
  8. 8

    (of an emotion, personality, etc.) Unmasked, undisguised, strongly expressed

    raw emotion
  9. 9

    Candid in a representation of unpleasant facts, conditions, etc.

    a raw description of the American political arena
  10. 10

    (of language) Unrefined, crude, or insensitive, especially with reference to sexual matters

  11. 11

    Not covered; bare; bald.

adverb

  1. 1

    Without a condom.

    We did it raw.

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