raw

adj

1. uncooked, fresh; rare, bloody, Fr. saignant.

2. natural, organic, unprocessed, unprepared, undressed; crude, rough, uncut, unrefined, unmilled, unground.

3. open, exposed, uncovered, bare; skinned, excoriated.

4. crude, rough, coarse, crass, rude, uncouth; unrefined, uncultured, unsophisticated, unpolished, unfinished; rough-hewn, homespun, homely, earthy; rustic, backwoods, countrified, hick, boorish, churlish, loutish; ignorant, backward, awkward, clumsy, oafish; ill-bred, ill-mannered, unmannerly, impolite, uncivil; indecorous, improper, unseemly, unbecoming, inappropriate, unappropriate.

5. inexperienced, callow, immature, green, unfledged; unsophisticated, naive, innocent, born yesterday, wet behind the ears; untried, untested, new, fresh, young, youthful, tender, in one's salad days; unskilled, untrained, unschooled, untutored, undrilled, undisciplined; unconversant, unversed, unenlightened, uninitiated, uninformed, ignorant; unacquainted, unfamiliar, unaccustomed, unhabituated, unpracticed, unseasoned, uninured.

6. frank, candid, forthright, direct, straightforward; plain, plain-spoken, blunt, bluff, brusque, tactless; outspoken, free-spoken, bold, unreserved, unabashed, uninhibited, unshrinking.

7. damp, wet, chill, chilly, cool, nippy, cold; freezing, freezing cold, ice cold, bitter cold, biting, nipping, numbing, chilling; stinging, penetrating, piercing, sharp, brisk, keen, crisp, snappy, zippy; inclement, bad, disagreeable, unpleasant.

8. undiluted, straight, neat, pure, unadulterated.

9. in the raw Slang. in the nude, naked, without clothes, Inf. in one's birthday suit, without a stitch on, stark-naked, in the buff, Brit. starkers.