raw
/rɔ/
adjective
- Not cooked.
- She prefers to eat raw vegetables in her salad.
- The recipe calls for raw eggs, so make sure they are fresh.
- He bit into a raw carrot and crunched loudly.
- In a natural state; not processed or manufactured.
- The factory imports raw cotton from several countries.
- They shipped the raw ore directly to the smelter.
- Raw silk has a slightly rough texture before it is treated.
- Unexperienced or untrained.
- The team has a lot of raw talent but needs more practice.
- He is a raw recruit who just finished basic training.
- She was raw at the job but learned quickly.
- Painful, sore, or sensitive to the touch.
- The rope burn left a raw patch of skin on his palm.
- The sunburn left her shoulders feeling raw and tender.
- His hands were raw from working without gloves.
- Unpleasantly cold and damp.
- A raw wind blew across the empty beach.
- They huddled together against the raw weather.
- The morning was raw and gray, with a chill in the air.
- Honest and powerful, often in a way that is harsh or unpolished.
- His raw honesty sometimes offended people.
- The singer's voice had a raw, gritty quality.
- The documentary showed the raw emotion of the survivors.
Antonyms
noun
- A raw or sore place on the body.
- The tight shoes created a raw on her little toe.
- The saddle had rubbed a raw on the horse's back.
- He applied ointment to the raw on his heel.