rawness Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a chilly dampness
   
   • the rawness of the midnight air
2. noun the state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect
   incompleteness.
   
   • the study was criticized for incompleteness of data but it stimulated further research
   • the rawness of his diary made it unpublishable
3. noun a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
   soreness; tenderness.
   
   • the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness
   • after taking a cold, rawness of the larynx and trachea come on
4. noun lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience
   inexperience.
   
   • procedural inexperience created difficulties
   • their poor behavior was due to the rawness of the troops

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