in the raw

raw  (rô)

adj. raw·er, raw·est

1. Uncooked: raw meat.

2.

a. Being in a natural condition; not processed or refined: raw wool. See Synonyms at crude.

b. Not finished, covered, or coated: raw wood. See Synonyms at rude.

c. Not having been subjected to adjustment, treatment, or analysis: raw data; the raw cost of production.

3. Untrained and inexperienced: raw recruits.

4. Recently finished; fresh: raw plaster.

5. Having subcutaneous tissue exposed: a raw wound.

6. Inflamed; sore: a raw throat.

7. Unpleasantly damp and chilly: raw weather.

8. Cruel and unfair: a raw punishment.

9. Outspoken; crude: a raw portrayal of truth.

10. Powerfully impressive; stark: raw beauty; raw talent.

11. Nude; naked.

Idiom:

in the raw

1. In a crude or unrefined state: nature in the raw.

2. Nude; naked.

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[Middle English, from Old English hraw; see kreu- in Indo-European roots.]

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rawly adv.

rawness n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

in the raw - (used informally) completely unclothed bare-ass, bare-assed, in the altogether, in the buff, naked as a jaybird, peeled, stark naked, raw colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech unclothed - not wearing clothing