How to pronounce raw

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What raw means

adjective

Most people know raw in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

Cold and damp in a way that chills you

In a sentence: It was a raw, gray morning, and the wind cut right through my coat.

Where it comes from: It comes from the Old English word hrēaw, meaning not cooked. Later it also came to describe weather that feels cold and wet.

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