ADJECTIVE
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characterized by the absence of inessential features
he got a no-frills introduction to the job
How To Use no-frills In A Sentence
- The trend toward à la carte pricing - once the hallmark of no-frills, low-cost carriers - has in recent years been adopted by the legacy airlines, and will likely continue in 2009, as carriers try to boost what they call ancillary revenue. Latest News
- It's a no-frills shop supplying only basic goods at affordable prices.
- Think no-frills wooden huts on stilts on the sand, complete with hammocks and mosquito nets and secured with a padlock. Times, Sunday Times
- I pulled into a nearby car wash and told the attendant to fill it with Super Unleaded and to give me the plain, garden-variety, no-frills, no Spraywax or ArmorAll wash.
- As the credit crunch bites and record oil prices hit the airline industry, many are asking if no-frills airlines can survive the hard times. The Sun
- The future of no-frills airlines may be the subject of much speculation in Europe, but Asia is happily embracing the phenomenon.
- The growth of no-frills airlines is likely to lead to a dip in the number of people taking package holidays next year, according to new research.
- The no-frills atmosphere and the constant sizzle of the deep fryer add an air of authenticity, even if take-out orders aren't wrapped in newspaper anymore.
- Despite being a quincentenary event it was also a no-frills affair: no shirt-waving or mamba-style encores here. Belshazzar's Feast; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Christmas project – review
- The no-frills airline acknowledged that it plans to cash in over the summer season by raising its prices on hold luggage by up to 17.50. Times, Sunday Times