down-and-dirty
adjective
- realistic; unvarnished
- earthy, coarse, uninhibited, etc.
- unscrupulous
- fiercely competitive
See down-and-dirty in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(dounˈənd-dûrˈtē)
adjective Informal - Intently and fiercely competitive, often unscrupulously so: “Keeping his cool has never been easy for [him] in the playoffs . . . when opponents do their down-and-dirty best to bewitch, bother and bewilder him” (Phil Anastasia).
- Bawdy; lewd.
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