matter-of-fact

The definition of matter-of-fact is something that sticks to the facts and without emotion.

(adjective)

An example of matter-of-fact is someone calmly announcing the details of a death.

See matter-of-fact in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

sticking strictly to facts; literal, unimaginative, unemotional, prosaic, etc.

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See matter-of-fact in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Relating or adhering to facts; literal.
Straightforward or unemotional: “the matter-of-fact tones in which the local guides describe the history of the various places” (New York Times).

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