raw

adjective

• 1(of food) not cooked:raw eggs salsify can be eaten raw in salads
• (of a material or substance) in its natural state; unprocessed:raw silk raw sewage
• (of data) not analysed, evaluated, or processed for use: there were a number of errors in the raw data

• 2(of a part of the body) red and painful, especially as the result of skin abrasion:he scrubbed his hands until they were raw
• (of a person’s nerves) very sensitive: Fran’s nerves were raw

• 3(of an emotion or quality) strong and undisguised:he exuded an air of raw, vibrant masculinity
• frank and realistic in the depiction of unpleasant situations:a raw, uncompromising portrait
• US informal (of language) coarse or crude, typically in relation to sexual matters: his wife has led a campaign against raw lyrics in rock music

• 4(of the weather) cold and damp; bleak:a raw February night

• 5new to an activity or job and therefore lacking experience or skill:they were replaced by raw recruits

• 6(of the edge of a piece of cloth) not having a hem or selvedge: oversewing is used to neaten raw edges

• 7South African derogatory from a traditional tribal or rural culture: they are mainly raw tribesmen who are intensely conservative