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warts_and_all

warts and all

See also: warts-and-all

English

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Adjective

warts and all (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic, often hyphenated) Of or pertaining to a description or other depiction which reveals the full range of characteristics of a person or thing, including the shortcomings and imperfections.
    • 1957, "The Last Days of Freud," Time, 14 Oct.:
      Biographer Jones, for all his hero worship, belongs to the warts-and-all school, and notes some strange quirks in Freud's character.

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Adverb

warts and all (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) In a manner which does not conceal shortcomings or imperfections.
    • 2003, Donna Freydkin, "Young and voyeuristic," USA Today, 14 Jan.:
      The new crop of reality shows brings us that much closer to the contestants, warts and all.

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References

  • warts and all” in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Online.
  • Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)