matter of fact
something of a factual nature, as an actual occurrence.
Law. a statement or allegation to be judged on the basis of the evidence.
Origin of matter of fact
1Other definitions for matter-of-fact (2 of 2)
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.
Origin of matter-of-fact
2Other words from matter-of-fact
- matter-of-factly, adverb
- matter-of-factness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for matter of fact
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 fact actually; in fact
unimaginative or emotionless: he gave a matter-of-fact account of the murder
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