1.
If you describe someone as a ~ person, you approve of the fact that they are efficient, direct, and quite tough.
She saw herself as a direct, ~ modern woman.
ADJ: usu ADJ n approval
2.
If you describe something as a ~ thing, you approve of the fact that it is plain and does not have unnecessary parts.
You’ll need ~ boots for the jungle.
? fancy
ADJ: usu ADJ n approval