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- [raw]
- /rɔ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [raw]
- /rɔ/
Definitions of rawer word
- adjective rawer uncooked, as articles of food: a raw carrot. 1
- adjective rawer not having undergone processes of preparing, dressing, finishing, refining, or manufacture: raw cotton. 1
- adjective rawer unnaturally or painfully exposed, as flesh, by removal of the skin or natural integument. 1
- adjective rawer painfully open, as a sore or wound. 1
- adjective rawer crude in quality or character; not tempered or refined by art or taste: raw humor. 1
- adjective rawer ignorant, inexperienced, or untrained: a raw recruit. 1
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Origin of rawer
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 Rawer
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rawer 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.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.