(of food) not cooked

raw eggs

salsify can be eaten raw in salads

(of a part of the body) red and painful, especially as the result of skin abrasion

he scrubbed his hands until they were raw

(of an emotion or quality) strong and undisguised

he exuded an air of raw, vibrant masculinity

(of the weather) cold and damp; bleak

a raw February night

new to an activity or job and therefore lacking experience or skill

they were replaced by raw recruits

(of the edge of a piece of cloth) not having a hem or selvedge

oversewing is used to neaten raw edges

from a traditional tribal or rural culture

raw tribesmen found themselves increasingly marginalised