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objective
(Grammar) Of, relating to, or being the case of a noun or pronoun that serves as the object of a verb.
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  1. (Grammar) Of, relating to, or being the case of a noun or pronoun that serves as the object of a verb.
  2. Based on observable phenomena; empirical:
  3. Uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices:
prosaic
Lacking in imagination and spirit; dull.
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  1. Lacking in imagination and spirit; dull.
  2. Commonplace, dull and ordinary
  3. Of or like prose rather than poetry; often, specif., heavy, flat, unimaginative, etc.
feasible
Capable of being used or dealt with successfully; suitable
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  1. Capable of being used or dealt with successfully; suitable
  2. Capable of being done or carried out; practicable; possible
  3. Capable of being accomplished or brought about; possible:
arid
Lacking interest or feeling; lifeless and dull:
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  1. Lacking interest or feeling; lifeless and dull:
  2. Very dry, especially having less precipitation than is needed to support most trees or woody plants. Deserts have arid climates.
  3. Lacking enough water for things to grow; dry and barren
aseptic
Not septic; free from or keeping away disease-producing or putrefying microorganisms
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  1. Not septic; free from or keeping away disease-producing or putrefying microorganisms
  2. Free of microorganisms that cause disease.
  3. Using methods to protect against infection by pathogenic microorganisms:
colorless
Pale; pallid:
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  1. Pale; pallid:
  2. Without color
  3. Lacking color:
drab
Dull or commonplace in character; dreary:
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  1. Dull or commonplace in character; dreary:
  2. Faded and dull in appearance.
  3. Of a light olive brown or khaki color.
dry
Constructed without mortar or cement:
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  1. Constructed without mortar or cement:
  2. No longer yielding liquid, especially milk:
  3. Not shedding tears:
dull
Not pointed or sharp; blunt; not keen
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  1. Not pointed or sharp; blunt; not keen
  2. Gloomy; cloudy
  3. Not clear or resonant:
earthbound
Attached or confined to the earth or to earthly concerns:
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  1. Attached or confined to the earth or to earthly concerns:
  2. Confined to or by the earth or earthly things
  3. Fastened in or to the soil:
flat
Having a relatively broad level surface in relation to thickness or depth:
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  1. Having a relatively broad level surface in relation to thickness or depth:
  2. Having lost effervescence or sparkle:
  3. Not glossy; matte:
flavorless
Lacking taste or flavor; without seasoning, spice, or discernible qualities of taste.
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  1. Lacking taste or flavor; without seasoning, spice, or discernible qualities of taste.
  2. Flat; lacking character or definition.
lackluster
Lacking energy or vitality; boring, unimaginative, etc.
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  1. Lacking energy or vitality; boring, unimaginative, etc.
  2. Lacking brightness, luster, or vitality; dull.
  3. Having no shine or lustre; dull
lifeless
Lacking vitality or animation; dull:
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  1. Lacking vitality or animation; dull:
  2. Without life
  3. Dull; listless
lusterless
Lacking distinction, radiance, or vitality; dull:
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  1. Lacking distinction, radiance, or vitality; dull:
  2. Without luster, dull, not shiny, flat or matte finished.
pedestrian
Lacking interest or imagination; prosaic; ordinary and dull
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  1. Lacking interest or imagination; prosaic; ordinary and dull
  2. Going or performed on foot:
  3. Of, relating to, or made for pedestrians:
prosaic
Commonplace, dull and ordinary
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  1. Commonplace, dull and ordinary
  2. Lacking in imagination and spirit; dull.
  3. Of or like prose rather than poetry; often, specif., heavy, flat, unimaginative, etc.
spiritless
Lacking spirit, energy, or vigor; listless; depressed
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  1. Lacking spirit, energy, or vigor; listless; depressed
sterile
Lacking the power to function; not productive or effective; fruitless:
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  1. Lacking the power to function; not productive or effective; fruitless:
  2. Not producing or incapable of producing seed, fruit, spores, or other reproductive structures. Used of plants or their parts.
  3. Producing little or no vegetation; unfruitful:
stodgy
Heavy and unpalatable
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  1. Heavy and unpalatable
  2. (Of food) having a thick, semi-solid consistency; glutinous; heavy on the stomach.
  3. Dull; tedious; uninteresting
uninspired
Lacking or done without inspiration or enthusiasm:
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  1. Lacking or done without inspiration or enthusiasm:
  2. Not inspired; lacking spirit, creativity, zest, etc.; dull
  3. Not inspired; dull or dry
down-to-earth
Not overly ornate; simple in style.
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  1. Not overly ornate; simple in style.
  2. (Idiomatic) Practical; realistic; pragmatic.
  3. Realistic or practical
hard
Difficult to endure; causing hardship or suffering:
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  1. Difficult to endure; causing hardship or suffering:
  2. Lacking in shade; undiminished:
  3. Definite; firm:
hardheaded
Stubborn; wilful.
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  1. Stubborn; wilful.
  2. Realistic; pragmatic.
  3. Shrewd and unsentimental; practical; matter-of-fact
objective
(Medicine) Relating to or being an indicator of disease, such as a physical sign, laboratory test, or x-ray that can be observed or verified by someone other than the person being evaluated.
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  1. (Medicine) Relating to or being an indicator of disease, such as a physical sign, laboratory test, or x-ray that can be observed or verified by someone other than the person being evaluated.
  2. Determined by and emphasizing the features and characteristics of the object, or thing dealt with, rather than the thoughts and feelings of the artist, writer, or speaker
  3. Of or having to do with a known or perceived object as distinguished from something existing only in the mind of the subject, or person thinking
practical
Manifested in or involving practice:
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  1. Manifested in or involving practice:
  2. Concerned with the production or operation of something useful:
  3. Having or showing good judgment; sensible:
pragmatic
(Rare) Busy or active, esp. in a meddlesome way
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  1. (Rare) Busy or active, esp. in a meddlesome way
  2. Concerned with actual practice, everyday affairs, etc., not with theory or speculation; practical
  3. Dealing or concerned with facts or actual occurrences; practical.
pragmatical
(Law) Relating to affairs of state.
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  1. (Law) Relating to affairs of state.
  2. Arbuthnot
  3. Pragmatic; practical; businesslike
prosaic
Lacking in imagination and spirit; dull.
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  1. Lacking in imagination and spirit; dull.
  2. Commonplace, dull and ordinary
  3. Of or like prose rather than poetry; often, specif., heavy, flat, unimaginative, etc.
realistic
Tending to or expressing an awareness of things as they really are:
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  1. Tending to or expressing an awareness of things as they really are:
  2. Relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were.
  3. Tending to face facts; practical rather than visionary
sober
Not intoxicated or affected by the use of alcohol or drugs.
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  1. Not intoxicated or affected by the use of alcohol or drugs.
  2. Temperate in any way; not extreme or extravagant
  3. Serious or staid in character or conduct:
tough-minded
Facing facts and difficulties with strength and determination; realistic and resolute.
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  1. Facing facts and difficulties with strength and determination; realistic and resolute.
  2. Not distracted from actual facts by enticements, intimidation, or sentimentality; steadfast in one's actions, commitments, beliefs, etc.
  3. Shrewd and unsentimental; practical; realistic
dry
Needing moisture or drink:
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  1. Needing moisture or drink:
  2. No longer yielding liquid, especially milk:
  3. Not shedding tears:
impassive
Still or motionless.
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  1. Still or motionless.
  2. Not feeling pain; not liable to suffering; insensible
  3. Not feeling or showing emotion; placid; calm
unemotional
Reasoned and objective, involving reason or intellect rather than feelings.
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  1. Reasoned and objective, involving reason or intellect rather than feelings.
  2. Showing little or no feeling.
  3. Not easily stirred or moved in feeling.
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  • Be relaxed, positive, and matter-of-fact about the whole process.

  • Moreover, he will do it in a perfectly natural matter-of-fact manner, as if there should be no upset over these issues.

  • BMEzine is matter-of-fact about sexuality.

  • Be matter-of-fact about regressing and don't apply pressure or express disappointment in the child.

  • We can hardly any longer hesitate to recognize in this vast building, with its winding corridors and subterranean ducts, the Labyrinth of later tradition; and as a matter of fact a maze pattern recalling the conventional representation of the Labyrinth in Greek art actually formed the decoration of one of the corridors of the palace.

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