matter-of-fact (adj.)

  1. not fanciful or imaginative; local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones; a prosaic and unimaginative essay

    [ Syn: prosaic ]

  2. concerned with practical matters; a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem; a matter-of-fact account of the trip

    [ Syn: pragmatic , pragmatical ]

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