Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Matter-of-fact \Mat"ter-of-fact"\, a.
   Adhering to facts; not turning aside from absolute realities;
   not fanciful or imaginative; commonplace; dry.

Source : WordNet®

matter-of-fact
     adj 1: not fanciful or imaginative; "local guides describe the
            history of various places in matter-of-fact tones"; "a
            prosaic and unimaginative essay" [syn: {prosaic}]
     2: concerned with practical matters; "a matter-of-fact (or
        pragmatic) approach to the problem"; "a matter-of-fact
        account of the trip" [syn: {pragmatic}, {pragmatical}]