Matter-of-factly and On the whole

On the whole and matter-of-factly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "On the whole" instead an adverb phrase "Matter-of-factly".

On the whole adverb - With everything considered (and neglecting details).

Matter-of-factly and on the whole are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Matter-of-factly" instead an adverb phrase "On the whole".