Raw Word Meaning

Old English hrēaw, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rauw and German roh, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek kreas ‘raw flesh’

(of food) not cooked

(of food) not cooked

• raw eggs
• salsify can be eaten raw in salads

(of a part of the body) red and painful, especially as the result of skin abrasion

red and painful

• he scrubbed his hands until they were raw

(of an emotion or quality) strong and undisguised

strong and undisguised

• he exuded an air of raw, vibrant masculinity

(of the weather) cold and damp; bleak

cold and damp

• a raw February night

new to an activity or job and therefore lacking experience or skill

new to activity or job and therefore lacking experience or skill

• they were replaced by raw recruits

(of the edge of a piece of cloth) not having a hem or selvedge

(of edge of piece of cloth) not having hem or selvedge

• oversewing is used to neaten raw edges

from a traditional tribal or rural culture

from traditional tribal or rural culture

• raw tribesmen found themselves increasingly marginalised