no-non·sense (n -n n s ns , -s ns)adj. Not tolerating irrelevancies; direct, efficient, and practical: the no-nonsense tones of a stern parent; plain, no-nonsense meals at a diner. |
no-nonsense [ˌnəʊˈnɒnsəns]
adj
sensible, practical, straightforward; without nonsense of any kind a businesslike no-nonsense approach a severe no-nonsense look
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| Adj. | 1. | no-nonsense - not tolerating irrelevancies; "the no-nonsense tones of a stern parent" direct - straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach" |
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