matter-of-fact
- s not fanciful or imaginative
local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones - s concerned with practical matters
a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem
a matter-of-fact account of the trip
- In Brooklyn salesman Kirk McNeil, 29, was more matter-of-fact.
- If she is alone, she is tender and solicitous like any other mother, in a matter-of-fact way.
- Cather at her most matter-of-fact and, as a consequence, her most powerful.