no-nonsense
adjective
no-non·sense
ˈnō-ˌnän-ˌsen(t)s 
-ˈnän(t)-sən(t)s
: tolerating no nonsense : serious, businesslike
a no-nonsense manager
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a no-nonsense gymnastics coach
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Between Home Improvement and Last Man Standing, Allen has spent nearly two decades on network TV playing a blue-collar, no-nonsense dad who loves his kids despite all his grumbling (and grunting).
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 6 Jan. 2025
The old Mercantile-Safe Deposit and Trust Co. earned a reputation as a no-nonsense, independent, conservative bank, and for all the years, this place kept me out of red ink.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2025
Her quick wit, hilarious reads and no-nonsense attitude helped catapult the series into success.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
The no-nonsense, commercial look also stretches to the central helm with a trio of 22-inch Garmin screens as well as a tiller and joystick controls.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 6 Jan. 2025
The old Mercantile-Safe Deposit and Trust Co. earned a reputation as a no-nonsense, independent, conservative bank, and for all the years, this place kept me out of red ink.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2025
Her quick wit, hilarious reads and no-nonsense attitude helped catapult the series into success.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
The no-nonsense, commercial look also stretches to the central helm with a trio of 22-inch Garmin screens as well as a tiller and joystick controls.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024
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“No-nonsense.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no-nonsense. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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