the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The quality or state of being raw.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The state or quality of being raw, in any sense.
n. Unprepared or precipitate manner; want of provision or foresight.
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n. the state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect
n. lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience
n. a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
n. a chilly dampness
Word Usage
"Verbivore – the language works to cushion the impact of all that happens, as the rawness is described at the level of the visceral rather than the emotional."