no-nonsense en · ADJ
Meanings
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Practical, not tolerating from others or concerning oneself with anything silly or unimportant.
Pistorius […] has a reputation as a sharp-tongued, no-nonsense policymaker.
2023 January 17, Kate Connolly, “Germany’s no-nonsense new defence minister faces early test over Ukraine”, in The Guardian, →ISSN: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.
2020 November 18, Howard Johnston, “The missing 'Lincs' and the sole survivor”, in Rail, page 58:[Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney]’s been able to sell himself as a no-nonsense technocrat who knows how to steer a crisis.
2025 April 2, Sara Miller Llana, “Who is Mark Carney? Maybe just who Canada wants to face off against Trump.”, in The Christian Science Monitor:Her no-nonsense way of resolving issues impressed her superiors.
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No-frills.
This grilled cheeze ^([sic]) sandwich makes for a rich but no-nonsense brunch […]
2011, Vincent J. Guihan, New American Vegan, page 204:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most no-nonsense | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more no-nonsense | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (10)
fi suoraviivainen (practical, not concerning oneself with anything silly or unimportant) · nl no-nonsense (practical, not concerning oneself with anything silly or unimportant) · fi tosikkomainen (practical, not concerning oneself with anything silly or unimportant) · pl poważny (practical, not concerning oneself with anything silly or unimportant) · de sachlich (practical, not concerning oneself with anything silly or unimportant) · fi totinen (practical, not concerning oneself with anything silly or unimportant) · ru серьёзный (practical, not concerning oneself with anything silly or unimportant) · ru деловой (practical, not concerning oneself with anything silly or unimportant) · pl rzeczowy (practical, not concerning oneself with anything silly or unimportant) · de nüchtern (practical, not concerning oneself with anything silly or unimportant)