matter-of-factly
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2VERB + MATTER-OF-FACTLY
said
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promptly
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adv
As though stating a fact.
"I took the liberty of inviting somebody else to have dinner with us," Stallman said, matter-of-factly, giving me the same cat-like smile he gave me back in that Palo Alto restaurant.
As though the situation is normal and not unusual; not dramatically or fancifully.
He was not of the East; and he came of a breed who fought devils and wizards as promptly and matter-of-factly as they battled human foes.
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2"I took the liberty of inviting somebody else to have dinner with us," Stallman said, matter-of-factly, giving me the same cat-like smile he gave me back in that Palo Alto restaurant.
WiktionaryHe was not of the East; and he came of a breed who fought devils and wizards as promptly and matter-of-factly as they battled human foes.
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