Meanings
- not comparableAs though stating a fact.
{{quote-text|en|year=2022|author=Kelly Yang|title=New From Here|page=88|passage="Well, all my future friends have already RSVPed," she informs me matter-of-factly, grabbing more snacks for her party
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"I took the liberty of inviting somebody else to have dinner with us," Stallman said, matter-of-factly, giving me the same cat-like smile he gave me back in that Palo Alto restaurant.
2002, Sam Williams, Free as in Freedom, Epilogue - not comparableAs though the situation is normal and not unusual; not dramatically or fancifully.
He was not of the East; and he came of a breed who fought devils and wizards as promptly and matter-of-factly as they battled human foes.
1934, Robert E. Howard, The People of the Black CircleSynonyms: clinically, dispassionately
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbAs though the situation is normal and not unusual; not dramatically or fancifully.
Origin
Translations
Finnish asiallisesti, toteavasti
- asiallisestias though stating a fact
- toteavastias though stating a fact
- asiallisestias though the situation is normal
Polish rzeczowo, prozaicznie
- rzeczowoas though stating a fact
- prozaicznieas though stating a fact
- praktycznieas though stating a fact
- suchoas though the situation is normal
Cite this entry
matter-of-factly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matter-of-factly
“matter-of-factly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matter-of-factly. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “matter-of-factly,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matter-of-factly.
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