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Definition of Raw
Raw

Not altered from its natural state; not prepared by the action of heat; as, raw sienna; specifically, not cooked; not changed by heat to a state suitable for eating; not done; as, raw meat.

Hence: Unprepared for use or enjoyment; immature; unripe; unseasoned; inexperienced; unpracticed; untried; as, raw soldiers; a raw recruit.

Not worked in due form; in the natural state; untouched by art; unwrought.

Not distilled; as, raw water

Not spun or twisted; as, raw silk or cotton

Not mixed or diluted; as, raw spirits

Not tried; not melted and strained; as, raw tallow

Not tanned; as, raw hides

Not trimmed, covered, or folded under; as, the raw edge of a piece of metal or of cloth.

Not covered; bare.

Bald.

Deprived of skin; galled; as, a raw sore.

Sore, as if by being galled.

Disagreeably damp or cold; chilly; bleak; as, a raw wind.

A raw, sore, or galled place; a sensitive spot; as, to touch one on the raw.

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Raw Quotations

We come altogether fresh and raw into the several stages of life, and often find ourselves without experience, despite our years.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld

One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child.
Carl Jung

The prices of raw materials do not fluctuate directly with the labour cost of producing them.
Charles E. Wilson

If there hadn't been women we'd still be squatting in a cave eating raw meat, because we made civilization in order to impress our girlfriends.
Orson Welles

We were doing things with a hundred per cent feeling. It wasn't programmed. It wasn't asked for. It wasn't structured. It was just there. It was very raw. I don't think the industry would allow that to happen again.
Ben E. King

Raw Translations

raw in Afrikaans is rou
raw in Dutch is grof, bot, onbewerkt, onbehouwen, cru
raw in Finnish is raaka
raw in French is brut, rugueux, cru
raw in German is roh, Original, Rauh, roh
raw in Italian is grezzo, scabro
raw in Latin is rudis
raw in Portuguese is cru
raw in Spanish is bronco, crudo


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