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matter-of-fact |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Matter-of-fact \Mat"ter-of-fact"\, a. Adhering to facts; not turning aside from absolute realities; not fanciful or imaginative; commonplace; dry. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: matter-of-fact adj 1: not fanciful or imaginative; "local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones"; "a prosaic and unimaginative essay" [syn: {prosaic}] 2: concerned with practical matters; "a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem"; "a matter-of-fact account of the trip" [syn: {pragmatic}, {pragmatical}]
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