单词 | no-nonsense |
释义 | no-nonsenseadj. That does not tolerate foolish or extravagant conduct; brisk, practical, businesslike. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > [noun] > sane conduct no-nonsense1853 jolly hockey sticks1972 the world > action or operation > advantage > expediency > expedience > [adjective] > pragmatic or practical practical1605 untheoretic1809 rough and ready1849 no-nonsense1853 pragmatic1853 untranscendental1865 hard-boiled1884 pragmatical1896 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > common sense > [adjective] > characterized by sense sensiblec1598 philosophical1638 salted1647 philosophic1700 common sense1797 no-nonsense1853 realistic1869 grounded1976 1853 L. Hunt in Househ. Words 3 Sept. 15/2 Just in his..‘no-nonsense’ style; what his opponents call ‘heavy’. 1861 G. Meredith Evan Harrington II. vii. 132 Old Mel..was as much a ‘no-nonsense’ fellow, in his way, as a magistrate, or a minister. 1928 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 12 May 25/1 From a no-nonsense business man he has become a romantic. 1957 Observer 27 Oct. 16/3 The tunes are vigorous no-nonsense affairs. 1975 J. L. Anderson Night of Silent Drums ii. v. 120 The widows were a no-nonsense pair who knew how to browbeat the tax assessor. 1991 Investors Chron. 16 Aug. 17/2 His employees are..slavish devotees of their master's no-nonsense work ethic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1853 |
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