Raw Rɔː Feet Painful Skin Adjective Bre Meat

• raw meat
• these fish are often eaten raw.
• raw sugar
• this information is only raw data and will need further analysis.

raw

1. not cooked
• raw meat
• These fish are often eaten raw.
2. in its natural state; not yet changed, used or made into something else
• raw sugar
3. 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.
4. powerful and natural; not controlled or trained
• songs full of raw emotion
• He started with nothing but raw talent and determination.
5. red and painful because the skin has been damaged
• There were raw patches on her feet where the shoes had rubbed.
• His throat was raw and painful.
• The skin on her feet had been rubbed raw.
• Is your knee still painful?
• a series of painful injections
• a slow and painful death
• a sore throat
• Their feet were sore after hours of walking.
• The skin on her feet had been rubbed raw.
• The wound had become inflamed.
• She felt a burning sensation in her throat.
• an itchy rash
• I feel itchy all over.
6. new to a job or an activity and therefore without experience or skill
• a raw beginner
• raw recruits (= for example, in the army)
7. very cold
• a raw north wind
• It had been a wet raw winter.
8. honest, direct and sometimes shocking
• a raw portrayal of working-class life
• raw language (= containing many sexual details)
9. the fact of somebody being treated unfairly
• Older workers often get a raw deal.

Word Origin

• Old English hrēaw, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rauw and German roh, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek kreas ‘raw flesh’.