D defs.my
Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

no-nonsense

/(nō`nŏn"sĕns)/ · no·-non·sense · IPA
01 adj. Not tolerating irrelevant or frivolous distractions; businesslike; serious; as, the no-nonsense tones of a stern parent; the chairman adopt…
  1. 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.
  2. 2.
    Serving the purpose without unnecessary complications; uncomplicated; plain; not fancy.
  3. 3.
    Practical and economical.