Ingenuous and Raw

Ingenuous

Ingenuous adjective - Lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment.
Usage example: the story of an ingenuous newcomer to the big city who outwits the slickers at their own game

Raw and ingenuous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Raw" instead an adjective "Ingenuous".

Raw

Raw adjective - Lacking in adult experience or maturity.
Usage example: recruiters like to say the military turns raw youths into responsible men and women

Ingenuous and raw are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ingenuous" instead an adjective "Raw".

Nearby Word: rawness
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