matter-of-fact
adjective/ˌmætər əv ˈfækt/
/ˌmætər əv ˈfækt/
- without showing any emotion, especially in a situation in which you would expect somebody to express their feelings synonym unemotional
- She told us the news of his death in a very matter-of-fact way.
- He was very matter-of-fact about the breakdown of his marriage.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMatter-of-fact is used with these nouns:- tone
- voice
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