British English : raw A raw substance is in its natural state before being processed.The ships were carrying raw sugar from Cuba.rɔː ADJECTIVE
adjective
(of food) not cooked ⇒ raw onion
(prenominal) in an unfinished, natural, or unrefined state; not treated by manufacturing or other processes ⇒ raw materials for making steel , raw brick
(of an edge of material) unhemmed; liable to fray
(of the skin, a wound, etc) having the surface exposed or abraded, esp painfully
ignorant, inexperienced, or immature ⇒ a raw recruit
(prenominal) not selected or modified ⇒ raw statistics
frank or realistic ⇒ a raw picture of the breakdown of a marriage
(of spirits) undiluted
(mainly US ) coarse, vulgar, or obscene
(mainly US ) recently done; fresh ⇒ raw paintwork
(of the weather) harshly cold and damp
(informal ) unfair; unjust (esp in the phrase a raw deal)