Rawer

Part of speech: adjective, comparative

Definitions

1. Having a rough or crude quality that is unrefined and lacking polish
2. Characterized by an intensity that feels stark and unfiltered, often evoking strong emotions
3. Describing something that is in a state of being rough or unprocessed, not yet shaped or softened

Etymology: "Rawer" is the comparative of "raw", so its history is that of the base adjective. "Raw" comes from Old English "hrēaw", which meant uncooked, unrefined, and, closely related to "hrēow", also carried a sense of rough, fierce or stormy. The word traces back to a Germanic root "*hrēwaz", and it is cognate with German "roh", Dutch "rauw" and Swedish "rå", all meaning raw. Its Latin cousin "crūdus", meaning raw, bloody or uncooked, shows the same idea of flesh that has not been cooked. The English adjective "crude" is a doublet of "raw": both descend from the same source, but "crude" entered English through Latin and French and so kept a more formal, bookish ring. Meanwhile "raw" stayed in the everyday native vocabulary, which is why it has spread so widely into senses such as raw materials, raw nerves and raw deals.

Synonyms: more raw, less cooked, uncooked, underdone, fresh

Antonyms: cooked, done, prepared, ripe, processed