raw

adjective, noun

food 1 not cooked: raw meat * These fish are often eaten raw. materials 2 [usuallybeforenoun] in its natural state; not yet changed, used or made into sth else: the supply of raw materials to factories * raw cotton / sugar / wool * (figurative) Her childhood provided the raw material for her first novel. information 3 [usuallybeforenoun] not yet organized into a form in which it can be easily used or understood: This information is only raw data and will need further analysis. emotions / qualities 4 [usuallybeforenoun] powerful and natural; not controlled or trained: songs full of raw emotion * He started with nothing but raw talent and determination. part of body 5 red and painful because the skin has been damaged: There were raw patches on her feet where the shoes had rubbed. person 6 [usuallybeforenoun] new to a job or an activity and therefore without experience or skill: a raw beginner * raw recruits (= for example, in the army) weather 7 very cold: a raw north wind * It had been a wet raw winter. description 8 honest, direct and sometimes shocking: a raw portrayal of working-class life * (AmE) raw language (= containing many sexual details) rawness noun [U] IDIOMS a raw deal the fact of sb being treated unfairly: Older workers often get a raw deal.

IDIOMS catch / touch sb on the raw (BrE) to upset sb by reminding them of sth they are particularly sensitive about in the raw in a way that does not hide the unpleasant aspects of sth: He spent a couple of months on the streets to experience life in the raw. moreatNERVEn.