Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

no-nonsense

no-nonsense (nō`non"sens) , adjective

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.
Serving the purpose without unnecessary complications; uncomplicated; plain; not fancy.
3.
Practical and economical.