down-and-dirty

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The definition of down-and-dirty is defined as very competitive, realistic, or uninhibited.

(adjective)

  1. An example of down-and-dirty is the choice of language in a political argument between two political rivals; a down-and-dirty argument.
  2. An example of down-and-dirty is a quickly prepared, but detailed, summary of a business conference; a down-and-dirty summary.

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See down-and-dirty in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. realistic; unvarnished
  2. earthy, coarse, uninhibited, etc.
  3. unscrupulous
  4. fiercely competitive
Sometimes written down and dirty

See down-and-dirty in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Informal
  1. 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).
  2. Bawdy; lewd.

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