matter-of-fact

[ mat-er-uh v-fakt ]

/ ˈmæt ər əvˈfækt /

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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.

Nearby words

matter of opinion, a, matter of record, matter wave, matter waves, matter-of-course, matter-of-fact, matterate, matterhorn, matterless, matters, mattery

Origin of matter-of-fact

First recorded in 1705–15

Related formsmat·ter-of-fact·ly, adverbmat·ter-of-fact·ness, noun

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“I stalked her,” Lavie says matter-of-factly when asked how she and Ivgy first met.
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“Drew was being annoying about something,” Jonathan says matter-of-factly, straining his brain for the details of their last tiff.
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During these conversations I will matter-of-factly mention my husband, because it feels nothing but natural for me to do so.
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“The number of opportunities I had to play drug dealers or detectives was absurd,” he says, matter-of-factly.
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“They replaced me on the RL Gang,” she said matter-of-factly.
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"He was you," explained Phyllis matter-of-factly, sitting down on a step to look at him better.
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But presently, being savages, they accepted it matter-of-factly.
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"I will see that you have every possible aid," he replied, matter-of-factly.
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It was Nana who matter-of-factly came to ask for a bed; and in what a state.
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He said clearly and matter-of-factly, "I want that one, Helen."
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Word Origin and History for matter-of-factly

matter-of-fact

also matter of fact, 1570s as a noun, originally a legal term (translating Latin res facti), "that portion of an enquiry concerned with the truth or falsehood of alleged facts," opposed to matter of law. As an adjective from 1712. Meaning "prosaic, unimaginative" is from 1787. Related: Matter-of-factly; matter-of-factness. German Tatsache is said to be a loan-translation of the English word.

matter-of-fact

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