Usually means: Truthful in a harsh way.
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We found 12 dictionaries that define the word close to the bone:

General (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. close to the bone: Merriam-Webster
  2. close to the bone: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. close to the bone: Collins English Dictionary
  4. Close to the Bone (Thompson Twins album), Close to the Bone (Tom Tom Club album), Close to the Bone (novel): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  5. Close to the Bone: TheFreeDictionary.com
  6. close to the bone: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  7. close to the bone: Wiktionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Close to the Bone: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Close to the Bone: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. close to the bone: Idioms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (close to the bone)

▸ adjective:  (of a comment, etc.) Penetrating and relatable, to the point of causing discomfort.
▸ adjective:  Destitute.

Similar:
poignant, stinging, tender, sore, piquant, incisive, tight, piquante, painlike, woundsome, more...

Opposite:
vague, ambiguous, unclear, obscure, imprecise

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Similar:
poignant, stinging, tender, sore, piquant, incisive, tight, piquante, painlike, woundsome, more...

Opposite:
vague, ambiguous, unclear, obscure, imprecise



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