What does matter-of-factly mean?
Matter-of-factly means As though stating a fact..
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/ˈmætəɹ əv ˈfækt.li/ · adverb
As though stating a fact..
"I took the liberty of inviting somebody else to have dinner with us," Stallman said, matter-of-factly, giving me the same cat-like smile he gave me back in that Palo Alto restaurant.
He was not of the East; and he came of a breed who fought devils and wizards as promptly and matter-of-factly as they battled human foes.
Use matter-of-factly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Matter-of-factly means As though stating a fact..
Common synonyms include clinically, dispassionately.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"I took the liberty of inviting somebody else to have dinner with us," Stallman said, matter-of-factly, giving me the same cat-like smile he gave me back in that Palo Alto restaurant.
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