superl. - 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.
superl. - Hence: Unprepared for use or enjoyment; immature; unripe; unseasoned; inexperienced; unpracticed; untried; as, raw soldiers; a raw recruit.
superl. - Not worked in due form; in the natural state; untouched by art; unwrought.
superl. - Not distilled; as, raw water
superl. - Not spun or twisted; as, raw silk or cotton
superl. - Not mixed or diluted; as, raw spirits
superl. - Not tried; not melted and strained; as, raw tallow
superl. - Not tanned; as, raw hides
superl. - Not trimmed, covered, or folded under; as, the raw edge of a piece of metal or of cloth.
superl. - Not covered; bare.
superl. - Bald.
superl. - Deprived of skin; galled; as, a raw sore.
superl. - Sore, as if by being galled.
superl. - Disagreeably damp or cold; chilly; bleak; as, a raw wind.
n. - A raw, sore, or galled place; a sensitive spot; as, to touch one on the raw.