noun
informal terms for nakedness
Synonyms
Examples
- in the raw
- in the altogether
- in his birthday suit
adjective
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
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Examples
- natural yogurt
- natural produce
- raw wool
- raw sugar
- bales of rude cotton
adjective
having the surface exposed and painful
Examples
- a raw wound
adjective
not treated with heat to prepare it for eating
adjective
not processed or refined
Examples
- raw sewage
adjective
devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment
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Examples
- bare and pure
- naked ambition
- raw fury
- you may kill someone someday with your raw power
adjective
brutally unfair or harsh
Examples
- received raw treatment from his friends
- a raw deal
adjective
not processed or subjected to analysis
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- raw data
- the raw cost of production
- only the crude vital statistics
adjective
untempered and unrefined
Examples
- raw talent
- raw beauty
adjective
hurting
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- the tender spot on his jaw
adjective
unpleasantly cold and damp
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- bleak winds of the North Atlantic
adjective
used of wood and furniture
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raw(a)
unsanded
Examples
- raw wood
adjective
lacking training or experience
Synonyms
Examples
- the new men were eager to fight
- raw recruits
adjective
(used informally) completely unclothed
Synonyms
bare-assed
bare-ass
in the altogether
in the buff
in the raw
peeled
naked as a jaybird
stark naked