raw weather
Noun: - Unpleasantly cold and damp weather: This term describes weather conditions that are disagreeably chilly and moist, often causing physical discomfort. It emphasizes the penetrating, harsh quality of the cold combined with humidity.
The term "raw weather" is used to describe specific, uncomfortable atmospheric conditions. It is typically employed in weather reports, descriptive writing, or casual conversation to convey a sense of physical discomfort caused by the environment. - It functions as a noun phrase, often serving as the subject or object of a sentence. - It describes a subjective experience of weather, focusing on its unpleasant, biting quality.
As a subject:
- The raw weather made everyone want to stay indoors.
- Raw weather is expected to persist throughout the week.
As an object:
- We were unprepared for such raw weather.
- The hikers struggled against the raw weather on the mountain.
Descriptive use:
- He wrapped his coat tighter against the raw weather.
- The city looked grey and bleak in the raw weather.
"a spell of raw weather": a period of unpleasantly cold and damp conditions.
- The forecast predicts a spell of raw weather moving in from the coast.
"bitterly raw weather": an intensified description emphasizing extreme discomfort.
- The wind off the lake made for bitterly raw weather.
- Raw (adj): When used alone to describe weather, it carries the same meaning (e.g., , ). It describes something unpleasantly damp and chilly.
- Inclement weather (n): A more formal term for unpleasant, severe, or stormy weather conditions.
- Bleak weather (n): Weather that is cold, grey, and depressing.
- Nippy weather: (informal) cold weather that causes a stinging sensation.
- Chilly dampness: a phrase describing cold and wet conditions.
- Dank weather: unpleasantly cold, wet, and often musty weather.
- Mild weather: pleasantly gentle and warm weather.
- Balmy weather: pleasantly warm weather.
- Dry cold: cold weather without dampness, which can feel less penetrating.
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unpleasantly cold and damp weather
