Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

as a matter of factly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.34 in modern English

Syllables
as a -mat-ter of -fact-ly
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Nonstandard form of as a matter of fact.

Etymology

From as a matter of fact + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does as a matter of factly mean?
Nonstandard form of as a matter of fact.
Where does as a matter of factly come from?
From as a matter of fact + -ly.

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