Definitions
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- adverb As though
stating afact . - adverb As though the
situation isnormal and notunusual ; notdramatically orfancifully .
Etymologies
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Examples
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He matter-of-factly explained that he was homeless and that he would have to call me back.
The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010
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She matter-of-factly cast aside his penis as though it were garnish and frosted his balls with gel.
Parents Behaving Badly Scott Gummer 2011
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"The shoulder strap led to one thing and another, if you know what I mean," Lee says matter-of-factly, "and that's how I started in the strip business."
More Than a Girl With a Gimmick CARL ROLLYSON 2011
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At times, Vaillant wears his lab coat and lays out his findings matter-of-factly.
What Makes Us Happy? 2009
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“We helped to get you into office, and we got a good memory,” she says matter-of-factly to the elected officials outside the shot.
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So, on a Monday morning he had matter-of-factly informed Maja it was time to move on.
O: A Presidential Novel Anonymous 2011
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"I have a prehensile tongue," he said matter-of-factly.
Reciprocation Erin Zulkoski 2011
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With a little snooping through the pages, I discovered that he had wed a second time on October 10, 1870 when he matter-of-factly recorded that he got married to Josephine M.
Megan Smolenyak: Orphan Heirloom Rescue: 1870 Diary of an Irish Immigrant Megan Smolenyak 2011
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Just before she left for college, Maddy informed him matter-of-factly that they had better break things off now, so neither of them would feel guilty about seeing other people, and she had been surprised and uncomprehending when her sensible proposal upset him.
O: A Presidential Novel Anonymous 2011
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With a little snooping through the pages, I discovered that he had wed a second time on October 10, 1870 when he matter-of-factly recorded that he got married to Josephine M.
Megan Smolenyak: Orphan Heirloom Rescue: 1870 Diary of an Irish Immigrant Megan Smolenyak 2011
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