- 1not cooked raw meat These fish are often eaten raw.
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materials - 2[usually before noun] in its natural state; not yet changed, used, or made into something else raw sugar
- 3[usually before noun] 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[usually before noun] powerful and natural; not controlled or trained songs full of raw emotion He started with nothing but raw talent and determination. part of body
- 5red and painful because the skin has been damaged There were raw patches on her feet where the shoes had rubbed. Thesauruspainful
- sore
- raw
- inflamed
- infected
- excruciating
- burning
- itchy
- painful causing you physical pain Painful can describe a part of the body, an illness, an injury, a treatment, or a death:Is your knee still painful? a series of painful injections a slow and painful death
- sore (of a part of the body) painful and often red, especially because of infection or being used too much:a sore throat Their feet were sore after hours of walking.
- raw (of a part of the body) red and painful, for example because of an infection or because the skin has been damaged:The skin on her heels had been rubbed raw.
- inflamed (of a part of the body) painful, swollen, and hot because of an infection or injury:If your tonsils become inflamed, you should see a doctor.
- infected containing harmful bacteria:The wound became infected.
- excruciating extremely painful Excruciating can describe feelings, treatments, or death but not parts of the body:an excruciating throat/back/knee.
- burning painful and giving a feeling of being very hot:She felt a burning sensation in her throat.
- itchy giving an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; having this feeling:an itchy rash I feel itchy all over.
- sore/inflamed/itchy eyes
- raw/inflamed/itchy skin
- a painful/an excruciating death
- a painful/burning sensation
- excruciating/burning pain
person - 6[usually before noun] new to a job or an activity, and therefore without experience or skill a raw beginner raw recruits (= for example, in the army) weather
- 7very cold a raw north wind It had been a wet raw winter.
- 8honest, direct, and sometimes shocking a raw portrayal of working-class life raw language (= containing many sexual details)
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noun [uncountable]Idioms
the fact of someone being treated unfairly Older workers often get a raw deal.See raw in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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