Meaning

noun a chilly dampness

noun the state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect

noun a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)

originEtymology tree English raw Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English rawness From raw + -ness.

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