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matter-of-factly

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mat·ter-of-fact (mtr-v-fkt)
adj.
1. Relating or adhering to facts; literal.
2. Straightforward or unemotional: "the matter-of-fact tones in which the local guides describe the history of the various places" (New York Times).
matter-of-factly adv.
matter-of-factness n.
Translations
matter-of-factly
adv say, answer → nüchtern, sachlich; explain → sachlich; I hated her, he said matter-of-factly → ich habe sie gehasst, sagte er nüchtern


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Instead, as quietly and matter-of-factly as she had filled her dead mother's place in the home while her brothers and sisters were growing up, Rose stepped into her father's business, took over the editorship and with a boy to do the typesetting and presswork, continued the paper without missing an issue.
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