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matter-of-fact

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mat⋅ter-of-fact

  [mat-er-uhv-fakt]
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–adjective
1. adhering strictly to fact; not imaginative; prosaic; dry; commonplace: a matter-of-fact account of the political rally.
2. direct or unemotional; straightforward; down-to-earth.
Origin:
1705–15

Related forms:
matter-of-factly, adverb
matter-of-factness, noun
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mat·ter-of-fact   (māt'ər-əv-fākt')
adj.  

  1. Relating or adhering to facts; literal.

  2. Straightforward or unemotional: "the matter-of-fact tones in which the local guides describe the history of the various places" (New York Times).

mat'ter-of-fact'ly adv., mat'ter-of-fact'ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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