matter-of-fact

Adjective
Synonyms: prosaicpragmaticpragmatical

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)

  1. not fanciful or imaginative“local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones”“a prosaic and unimaginative essay”Synonyms: prosaicOpposite rhetoricalSimilar unrhetorical
  2. concerned with practical matters“a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem”“a matter-of-fact account of the trip”Synonyms: pragmaticpragmaticalOpposite impracticalSimilar practical
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Mat′ter-of-fact′ adjective

Adhering to facts; not turning aside from absolute realities; not fanciful or imaginative; commonplace; dry.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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