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- [in stressed th ee raw]
- /ɪn stressed ði rɔ/
- /ɪn ðə rɔː/
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- [in stressed th ee raw]
- /ɪn stressed ði rɔ/
Definitions of in the raw words
- adjective in the raw uncooked, as articles of food: a raw carrot. 1
- adjective in the raw not having undergone processes of preparing, dressing, finishing, refining, or manufacture: raw cotton. 1
- adjective in the raw unnaturally or painfully exposed, as flesh, by removal of the skin or natural integument. 1
- adjective in the raw painfully open, as a sore or wound. 1
- adjective in the raw crude in quality or character; not tempered or refined by art or taste: raw humor. 1
- adjective in the raw ignorant, inexperienced, or untrained: a raw recruit. 1
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Origin of in the raw
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English hrēaw, hrǣw; cognate with Dutch rauw, German roh; akin to Latin crūdus raw (see crude), cruor blood, Greek kréas raw flesh
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Parts of speech for In the raw
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
in the raw popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
in the raw usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for in the raw
adj in the raw
- nude — naked or unclothed, as a person or the body.
- bald — Someone who is bald has little or no hair on the top of their head.
- raw — uncooked, as articles of food: a raw carrot.
- bare — If a part of your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing.
- helpless — unable to help oneself; weak or dependent: a helpless invalid.
noun in the raw
- altogether — You use altogether to emphasize that something has stopped, been done, or finished completely.
- buff — Something that is buff is pale brown in colour.
- half-naked — being without clothing or covering; nude: naked children swimming in the lake.
Antonyms for in the raw
adj in the raw
- clothed — If you are clothed in a certain way, you are dressed in that way.
- hidden — concealed; obscure; covert: hidden meaning; hidden hostility.
- adorned — to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments: garlands of flowers adorning their hair.
- decorated — (often initial capital letter) of pertaining to, or characteristic of the English gothic architecture of the late 13th through the late 14th centuries, characterized by curvilinear tracery, elaborate ornamental sculpture and vaulting, and refinement of stonecutting techniques.
- strong — having, showing, or able to exert great bodily or muscular power; physically vigorous or robust: a strong boy.
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