November 3, 2010

Definitions of raw

1. uncooked, as articles of food : a raw carrot.
2. not having undergone processes of preparing, dressing, finishing, refining, or manufacture: raw  cotton.
3. unnaturally or painfully exposed, as flesh, by removal of the skin or natural integument. 
4. crude in quality or character; not tempered or refined by art or taste : 
raw humor.
5. brutally or grossly frank: a raw portrayal of human passions.
6. brutally harsh or unfair: a raw deal; receiving raw treatment from his friends.
7. disagreeably damp and chilly, as the weather or air: a raw, foggy day at the beach.
8. not diluted, as alcoholic spirits: raw whiskey.
9. unprocessed or unevaluated: raw data.

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