Wordnet 3.0
ADVERB (1)
1.
in reality or actuality;
- Example: "in fact, it was a wonder anyone survived"- Example: "painters who are in fact anything but unsophisticated"- Example: "as a matter of fact, he is several inches taller than his father"[syn: in fact, in point of fact, as a matter of fact]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
in point of fact
adv 1: in reality or actuality; "in fact, it was a wonder anyone
survived"; "painters who are in fact anything but
unsophisticated"; "as a matter of fact, he is several
inches taller than his father" [syn: in fact, in point
of fact, as a matter of fact]