1. (superl.) Not altered from its natural state; not prepared by the action of heat; as, raw sienna; specifically, not cooked; not changed by heat to a state suitable for eating; not done; as, raw meat.

2. (superl.) Hence: Unprepared for use or enjoyment; immature; unripe; unseasoned; inexperienced; unpracticed; untried; as, raw soldiers; a raw recruit.

3. (superl.) Not worked in due form; in the natural state; untouched by art; unwrought.

4. (superl.) Not distilled; as, raw water

5. (superl.) Not spun or twisted; as, raw silk or cotton

6. (superl.) Not mixed or diluted; as, raw spirits

7. (superl.) Not tried; not melted and strained; as, raw tallow

8. (superl.) Not tanned; as, raw hides

9. (superl.) Not trimmed, covered, or folded under; as, the raw edge of a piece of metal or of cloth.

10. (superl.) Not covered; bare.

11. (superl.) Bald.

12. (superl.) Deprived of skin; galled; as, a raw sore.

13. (superl.) Sore, as if by being galled.

14. (superl.) Disagreeably damp or cold; chilly; bleak; as, a raw wind.

15. (n.) A raw, sore, or galled place; a sensitive spot; as, to touch one on the raw.