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matter of fact
1noun
- something of a factual nature, as an actual occurrence.
- Law. a statement or allegation to be judged on the basis of the evidence.
matter-of-fact
2[ mat-er-uhv-fakt ]
adjective
- adhering strictly to fact; not imaginative; prosaic; dry; commonplace:
a matter-of-fact account of the political rally.
- direct or unemotional; straightforward; down-to-earth.
matter of fact
noun
- a fact that is undeniably true
- law a statement of facts the truth of which the court must determine on the basis of the evidence before it Compare matter of law
- philosophy a proposition that is amenable to empirical testing, as contrasted with the truths of logic or mathematics
- as a matter of factactually; in fact
adjective
- unimaginative or emotionless
he gave a matter-of-fact account of the murder
Other Words From
- matter-of-factly adverb
- matter-of-factness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of matter of fact1
Origin of matter of fact2
Example Sentences
Cooke writes, “In our conversations among the band she has revealed in a matter-of-fact way that she has had affairs with women.”
The scene is written with a matter-of-fact restraint that lends it great power.
He was a gay bro, whose gay-ness was probably the most matter-of-fact thing about him.
That throat slit is so real, so jarring, and so matter-of-fact.
Her matter-of-fact voice makes the resemblance unmistakable: “A Murky Fate” begins with “This is what happened.”
He would scarcely have thus spoken to any one but Etheldred, to whom, as well as to himself, it seemed mere matter-of-fact.
Gwynne accepted this act of sacrifice with a matter-of-fact nod, and it was but a moment later that they came upon another flock.
Romanoff spoke in the most matter-of-fact way possible, banishing the mere thought of angels or devils.
"It was this way," and Romanoff still continued to speak in the same matter-of-fact tones.
Indeed, with this strange, matter-of-fact man by his side, he could not believe in anything miraculous.
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