adhering strictly to fact; not imaginative; prosaic; dry; commonplace

a matter-of-fact account of the political rally.

direct or unemotional; straightforward; down-to-earth.

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emotional , imaginative , lively

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apathetic , calm , cold , cold-blooded * , deadpan , down-to-earth * , dry , dull , earthy , emotionless , factual , feasible , flat , hard-boiled * , impassive , impersonal , lifeless , mundane , naked * , objective , phlegmatic , plain , practical , pragmatic , prosaic , prosy , serious , sober , stoic , stolid , unaffected , unidealistic , unimaginative , unimpassioned , unsentimental , unvarnished , arid , aseptic , colorless , drab , earthbound , flavorless , lackluster , lusterless , pedestrian , spiritless , sterile , stodgy , uninspired , down-to-earth , hard , hardheaded , pragmatical , tough-minded , unromantic , unemotional , commonplace , direct , frank , literal , realistic