warts and all

See also: warts-and-all

English

Oliver Cromwell, "warts and all"

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Adjective

warts and all (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic, informal, 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 October 14, “The Last Days of Freud”, in Time:
      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, informal) In a manner which does not conceal shortcomings or imperfections.
    • 2003 January 14, Donna Freydkin, “Young and voyeuristic”, in USA Today:
      The new crop of reality shows brings us that much closer to the contestants, warts and all.
    • 2021 December 29, Paul Stephen, “Rail's accident investigators”, in RAIL, number 947, page 33:
      "We are very open and publish everything we investigate in detailed reports - warts and all," adds French.

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