| a. | 1. | Adhering to facts; not turning aside from absolute realities; not fanciful or imaginative; commonplace; dry. |
| Adj. | 1. | matter-of-fact - not fanciful or imaginative; "local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones"; "a prosaic and unimaginative essay" Synonyms: prosaic |
| 2. | matter-of-fact - concerned with practical matters; "a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem"; "a matter-of-fact account of the trip" Synonyms: pragmatic, pragmatical |