No-nonsense

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  no-nonsense \no`-non"sense\ (n[=o]`n[o^]n"s[e^]ns), adj.
     1. Not tolerating irrelevant or frivolous distractions;
        businesslike; serious; as, the no-nonsense tones of a
        stern parent; the chairman adopted a no-nonsense attitude.
        [WordNet sense 1]
        [WordNet 1.5]


  
     2. Serving the purpose without unnecessary complications;
        uncomplicated; plain; not fancy.
        [PJC]
  
     3. Hence: Practical and economical.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  no-nonsense
       adj : not tolerating irrelevancies; "the no-nonsense tones of a
             stern parent"