raw edge
Americannoun
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a rough or bare edge; an edge without any smoothing, finishing, or ornamentation.
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a trait in the character of a person or thing that makes interaction difficult and that could benefit from further refinement, softening, etc.
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We could be on Europa, on untold frozen moons; sort unique species; unfold the quilt of the cosmos; piece blocks; hold no bias; embrace the raw edge, uncontrolled.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 19, 2023
Models strutted under the fresco ceiling of the French capital's Hotel de Ville wearing mostly black but two head-to-toe white looks stood out with asymmetrical blazer, ruffled skirt with raw edge details and sneakers.
From Reuters ● Mar. 4, 2022
DB: I think it was a combination of two people who really love style and fashion, but also we have a raw edge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2021
The songs were always delivered with a raw edge of energy, like the “grinding metal straight out of an auto assembly plant,” critic Michael D. Clark wrote in the San Jose Mercury News in 1994.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 23, 2018
I ask, a raw edge in my voice.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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