Definition of matter-of-factly in English:
matter-of-factly
adverb ˌmatərəvˈfaktliˌmædərə(v)ˈfæktli
In an unemotional and practical manner.
he took the news calmly and matter-of-factly
Example sentencesExamples
- His mouth dropped open as I matter-of-factly logged into a privileged account.
- The straight, one-armed lifts which are a highlight of this first scene were performed almost matter-of-factly with no obvious panache.
- On the outside, the factory materials that make up the buildings are shown matter-of-factly, not with pride or shame.
- Events that would occasion great dramatic fanfare in a conventional story occur matter-of-factly, often stimulating zero effect in the people they happen to.
- Critics seemed to like this approach of matter-of-factly meeting their ends with dignity.
- The song's protagonist matter-of-factly dissects his breakup with his girlfriend.
- What we are in danger of, he says matter-of-factly, is a self-inflicted wound, a self-inflicted extinction.
- She appears conservatively dressed and begins her taped monologue by saying matter-of-factly, "I'm black."
- "She won't talk to you," Kay told him matter-of-factly.
- She is wise in presenting the story as matter-of-factly as she does.
Definition of matter-of-factly in US English:
matter-of-factly
adverbˌmadərə(v)ˈfaktlēˌmædərə(v)ˈfæktli
In an unemotional and practical manner.
he took the news calmly and matter-of-factly
Example sentencesExamples
- She appears conservatively dressed and begins her taped monologue by saying matter-of-factly, "I'm black."
- What we are in danger of, he says matter-of-factly, is a self-inflicted wound, a self-inflicted extinction.
- The straight, one-armed lifts which are a highlight of this first scene were performed almost matter-of-factly with no obvious panache.
- She is wise in presenting the story as matter-of-factly as she does.
- Critics seemed to like this approach of matter-of-factly meeting their ends with dignity.
- Events that would occasion great dramatic fanfare in a conventional story occur matter-of-factly, often stimulating zero effect in the people they happen to.
- On the outside, the factory materials that make up the buildings are shown matter-of-factly, not with pride or shame.
- "She won't talk to you," Kay told him matter-of-factly.
- His mouth dropped open as I matter-of-factly logged into a privileged account.
- The song's protagonist matter-of-factly dissects his breakup with his girlfriend.