'no-nonsense' definitions:
Definition of 'no-nonsense'
From: WordNet
adjective
Not tolerating irrelevancies; "the no-nonsense tones of a stern parent"
Definition of 'no-nonsense'
From: 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]