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Raw

Not altered from its natural state; not prepared by the action of heat; as, raw sienna; specifically, not cooked; not changed by heat to a state suitable for eating; not done; as, raw meat.

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Cold 84% connected

Deprived of heat, or having a low temperature; not warm or hot; gelid; frigid.

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Cold 84% connected

Deprived of heat, or having a low temperature; not warm or hot; gelid; frigid.

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Inexperienced 84% connected

Not having experience unskilled.

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Inexperienced 84% connected

Not having experience unskilled.

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Injured 84% connected

of Injure

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Injured 84% connected

of Injure

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Open 84% connected

Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over;…

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Open 84% connected

Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over;…

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Overt 84% connected

Open to view; public; apparent; manifest.

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Overt 84% connected

Open to view; public; apparent; manifest.

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Painful 84% connected

Full of pain; causing uneasiness or distress, either physical or mental; afflictive; disquieting; distressing.

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Painful 84% connected

Full of pain; causing uneasiness or distress, either physical or mental; afflictive; disquieting; distressing.

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Rare 84% connected

Early.

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Rare 84% connected

Early.

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Unclothed 84% connected

Divested or stripped of clothing.

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Unclothed 84% connected

Divested or stripped of clothing.

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Unfair 84% connected

To deprive of fairness or beauty.

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Unfair 84% connected

To deprive of fairness or beauty.

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Unfinished 84% connected

Not finished, not brought to an end; imperfect; incomplete; left in the rough; wanting the last hand or touch; as, an unfinished house; an unfinished…

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Unfinished 84% connected

Not finished, not brought to an end; imperfect; incomplete; left in the rough; wanting the last hand or touch; as, an unfinished house; an unfinished…

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Unjust 84% connected

Acting contrary to the standard of right; not animated or controlled by justice; false; dishonest; as, an unjust man or judge.

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Unjust 84% connected

Acting contrary to the standard of right; not animated or controlled by justice; false; dishonest; as, an unjust man or judge.

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Nakedness 76% connected

The condition of being naked.

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Nudity 76% connected

The quality or state of being nude; nakedness.

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Rawness 74% connected

The quality or state of being raw.

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Rawness 74% connected

The quality or state of being raw.

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Soreness 74% connected

The quality or state of being sore; tenderness; painfull; as, the soreness of a wound; the soreness of an affliction.

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Soreness 74% connected

The quality or state of being sore; tenderness; painfull; as, the soreness of a wound; the soreness of an affliction.

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Tenderness 74% connected

The quality or state of being tender (in any sense of the adjective).

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Tenderness 74% connected

The quality or state of being tender (in any sense of the adjective).

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Synonym 12

Altogether 92% connected

All together; conjointly.

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Bleak 92% connected

Without color; pale; pallid.

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Crude 92% connected

In its natural state; not cooked or prepared by fire or heat; undressed; not altered, refined, or prepared for use by any artificial process; raw; as…

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Cutting 92% connected

of Cut

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Naked 92% connected

Having no clothes on; uncovered; nude; bare; as, a naked body; a naked limb; a naked sword.

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Natural 92% connected

Fixed or determined by nature; pertaining to the constitution of a thing; belonging to native character; according to nature; essential; characterist…

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New 92% connected

Having existed, or having been made, but a short time; having originated or occured lately; having recently come into existence, or into one's posses…

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Peeled 92% connected

of Peel

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Rude 92% connected

Characterized by roughness; umpolished; raw; lacking delicacy or refinement; coarse.

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Sensitive 92% connected

Having sense of feeling; possessing or exhibiting the capacity of receiving impressions from external objects; as, a sensitive soul.

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Sore 92% connected

Reddish brown; sorrel.

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Tender 92% connected

One who tends; one who takes care of any person or thing; a nurse.

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