matter-of-factish

adjective

Somewhat matter-of-fact.

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Meanings

adjectivematter-of-factish (comparative more matter-of-factish, superlative most matter-of-factish)

comparative more matter-of-factish · superlative most matter-of-factish

  1. Somewhat matter-of-fact.

    If some matter-of-factish common-sensish Grimshaw could have witnessed the Christmas Eve scene in Dr. Murdrum's parlor, think you “Sweet Home” would have touched him also to the core?

    1965, Frank Heath Alfriend, George William Bagby, James Ewell Heath, Southern Literary Messenger; Devoted To Every Department of Literature and the Fine Arts, volume 30

Origin

From matter-of-fact + -ish.

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matter-of-factish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matter-of-factish

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“matter-of-factish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matter-of-factish. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “matter-of-factish,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matter-of-factish.

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