matter-of-factly
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
matter-of-factly (not comparable)
- As though stating a fact.
- 2002, Sam Williams, Free as in Freedom, Epilogue:
- "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.
- As though the situation is normal and not unusual; not dramatically or fancifully.
- 1934, Robert E. Howard, The People of the Black Circle:
- 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.
Synonyms[edit]
- (as though the situation is normal): clinically, dispassionately
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Translations[edit]
as though stating a fact
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as though the situation is normal
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