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matter-of-factly Tweet Definition of matter-of-factly Like Definition of matter-of-factly on Facebook
adverb 
  1. As though state
    1. Verb, stating a fact.
    • 2002 - w:Sam Williams (American journalist), Sam Williams, s:Free as in Freedom, Free as in Freedom, Epilogue
    • :"I took the liberty of inviting somebody else to have dinner with us," Stallman said, , giving me the same cat-like smile he gave me back in that Palo Alto restaurant.
      1. As though the situation is normal and not unusual; not dramatically or fancifully.
    • 1934 - w:Robert E. Howard, Robert E. Howard, s:The People of the Black Circle, 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 as they battled human foes.
Etymology: From matter + of + factly.


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