raw

(noun) informal terms for nakedness. Synonyms: altogether, birthday suit. Examples: "In the raw." "In the altogether." "In his birthday suit."

(adj) (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes. Synonyms: natural, raw(prenominal), rude(prenominal). Examples: "Natural yogurt." "Natural produce." "Raw wool." "Raw sugar." "Bales of rude cotton."

(adj) having the surface exposed and painful. Examples: "A raw wound."

(adj) not treated with heat to prepare it for eating. Synonyms: raw (vs. cooked).

(adj) not processed or refined. Examples: "Raw sewage."

(adj) devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure. Synonyms: naked. Examples: "Naked ambition." "Raw fury." "You may kill someone someday with your raw power."

(adj) brutally unfair or harsh. Examples: "Received raw treatment from his friends." "A raw deal."

(adj) not processed or subjected to analysis. Synonyms: crude. Examples: "Raw data." "The raw cost of production." "Only the crude vital statistics."

(adj) untempered and unrefined. Examples: "Raw talent." "Raw beauty."

(adj) hurting. Synonyms: sensitive, sore, tender. Examples: "The tender spot on his jaw."

(adj) unpleasantly cold and damp. Synonyms: bleak, cutting. Examples: "Bleak winds of the north atlantic."

(adj) used of wood and furniture. Synonyms: raw(prenominal), unsanded. Examples: "Raw wood."

(adj) lacking training or experience. Synonyms: new. Examples: "The new men were eager to fight." "Raw recruits."

(adj) (used informally) completely unclothed. Synonyms: bare-assed, bare-ass, in the altogether, in the buff, in the raw, peeled, naked as a jaybird, stark naked.