raw
noun
- 1
(sugar refining, sugar trade) An unprocessed sugar; a batch of such.
- 2
A galled place; an inveterate sore.
- 3
(by extension) A point about which a person is particularly sensitive.
- 4
A recording or rip of a show that has not been fansubbed.
- 5
A scan that has not been cleaned (purged of blemishes arising from the scanning process) and has not been scanlated.
adjective
- 1
(of food) Not cooked.
- 2
(of materials, products, etc.) Not treated or processed; in a natural state, unrefined, unprocessed.
“raw cane sugar”
- 3
Having had the skin removed or abraded; chafed, tender; exposed, lacerated.
“a raw wound”
- 4
New or inexperienced.
“a raw beginner”
- 5
Crude in quality; rough, uneven, unsophisticated.
“a raw voice”
- 6
(of data) Uncorrected, without analysis.
- 7
(of weather) Unpleasantly cold or damp.
“a raw wind”
- 8
(of an emotion, personality, etc.) Unmasked, undisguised, strongly expressed
“raw emotion”
- 9
Candid in a representation of unpleasant facts, conditions, etc.
“a raw description of the American political arena”
- 10
(of language) Unrefined, crude, or insensitive, especially with reference to sexual matters
- 11
Not covered; bare; bald.
adverb
- 1
Without a condom.
“We did it raw.”
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