noun
a chilly dampness
Examples
- the rawness of the midnight air
noun
the state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect
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Examples
- the study was criticized for incompleteness of data but it stimulated further research
- the rawness of his diary made it unpublishable
noun
a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
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- the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness
- after taking a cold, rawness of the larynx and trachea come on
noun
lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience
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- procedural inexperience created difficulties
- their poor behavior was due to the rawness of the troops