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no-nonsense

adj

Definitions

  1. Practical, not tolerating from others or concerning oneself with anything silly or…

    Practical, not tolerating from others or concerning oneself with anything silly or unimportant.

    • Her no-nonsense way of resolving issues impressed her superiors.
    • We can now better understand the vision of three local authorities to hire no-nonsense former Eastern Region General Manager Gerry Fiennes to take on his old British Rail adversaries - and win.
    • Pistorius […] has a reputation as a sharp-tongued, no-nonsense policymaker.

  2. No-frills.

    • This grilled cheeze ^([sic]) sandwich makes for a rich but no-nonsense brunch […]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA