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Meanings of matter-of-fact in English

Concerned with practical matters.

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Not fanciful or imaginative.

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Examples for "prosaic"
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I sometimes wonder whether the situation isn't even more prosaic than that.
Masked
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In truth, the world of persuasion is a good deal more prosaic.
The new yorker
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In the end the climax of the love-making had been prosaic enough.
Vera Nevill / Or, Poor Wisdom's Chance
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Alas, no answers present themselves in the dull, tuneless, prosaic final product.
The Irish Times
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But the reasoning of the prosaic Englishman was thrown to the winds:
The Book of the Bush / Containing Many Truthful Sketches of the ...
Usage of matter-of-fact in English
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To be or not to be; that is the actual matter-of-fact question.
The Eureka Stockade
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So the young Earl was able to say this in matter-of-fact tones.
The system of the world
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In the pulpit he drives forward in the same earnest, matter-of-fact style.
Our Churches and Chapels: Their Parsons, Priests, & Congregation...
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Such was the matter-of-fact manner in which the portentous news was announced.
A Modern Chronicle — Volume 01
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Yet he replied in a perfectly matter-of-fact tone, without the slightest hesitation.
Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination
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Jyn noticed he was sweating despite the cold; despite his matter-of-fact tone.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
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I remember that very well, Breivik said in an unemotional, matter-of-fact tone.
Reuters
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To-day is matter-of-fact in dress and design; mediaevalism was fanciful, picturesque, romantic.
A Hero and Some Other Folks
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The words were calm, matter-of-fact, but they sent a chill through Judd.
The book of spies
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It seems a fair rendering of the matter-of-fact logic of the analysis.
An American Idyll / The Life of Carleton H. Parker
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Asked about that electrifying moment, Craig was both enigmatic and pleasingly matter-of-fact.
The Guardian
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Nevertheless there was something disagreeable in the matter-of-fact gravity of his jest.
The Witch of Prague: A Fantastic Tale
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This astonishing offer was made in a matter-of-fact tone, significant in itself.
Other People's Business: The Romantic Career of the Practical Mi...
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Women are so desperately matter-of-fact; it comes out even in their love-talk.'
New Grub Street
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She is a musical conversationalist, whose matter-of-fact delivery is her great allure.
Reuters
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She announced her errand at once in a straightforward and matter-of-fact manner.
The Wharf by the Docks: A Novel