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down-and-dirty definition

down·-and-dirty (do̵un′ən dʉrt′ē)

adjective

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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