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matter-of-fact |
Overview of noun matter-of-fact The noun matter of fact has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. question of fact matter of fact -- (a disputed factual contention that is generally left for a jury to decide) 2. matter of fact -- (a matter that is an actual fact or is demonstrable as a fact) Overview of adj matter-of-fact The adj matter-of-fact has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. matter-of-fact, prosaic -- (not fanciful or imaginative; "local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones"; "a prosaic and unimaginative essay") 2. matter-of-fact, pragmatic, pragmatical -- (concerned with practical matters; "a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem"; "a matter-of-fact account of the trip") Antonyms of adj matter-of-fact 2 senses of matter-of-fact Sense 1 matter-of-fact, prosaic INDIRECT (VIA unrhetorical) -> rhetorical Sense 2 matter-of-fact, pragmatic, pragmatical INDIRECT (VIA practical) -> impractical Similarity of adj matter-of-fact 2 senses of matter-of-fact Sense 1 matter-of-fact, prosaic => unrhetorical (vs. rhetorical) Sense 2 matter-of-fact, pragmatic, pragmatical => practical (vs. impractical) Attributes of adj matter-of-fact Familiarity of adj matter-of-fact matter-of-fact used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj matter-of-fact matter-of-fact Overview of noun matter-of-fact The noun matter of fact has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. question of fact matter of fact -- (a disputed factual contention that is generally left for a jury to decide) 2. matter of fact -- (a matter that is an actual fact or is demonstrable as a fact) Overview of adj matter-of-fact The adj matter-of-fact has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. matter-of-fact, prosaic -- (not fanciful or imaginative; "local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones"; "a prosaic and unimaginative essay") 2. matter-of-fact, pragmatic, pragmatical -- (concerned with practical matters; "a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem"; "a matter-of-fact account of the trip")
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