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[ uhn-ser-uh-moh-nee-uhs ] / ˌʌn sɛr əˈmoʊ ni əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR unceremonious ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivediscourteously abrupt; hasty; rude: He made an unceremonious departure in the middle of my speech. without ceremony or formalities; informal. Origin of unceremoniousFirst recorded in 1590–1600; un-1 + ceremonious OTHER WORDS FROM unceremoniousun·cer·e·mo·ni·ous·ly, adverbun·cer·e·mo·ni·ous·ness, nounWords nearby unceremoniousUncas, uncase, uncaused, unceasing, uncensored, unceremonious, uncertain, uncertainty, uncertainty principle, unchain, unchallenged Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unceremoniousBut life itself is messy and unceremonious; it cannot stop too long for death without losing itself to the undertow. Memorial Days After Mourning Has Passed|Alex Horton|May 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST See how it ranks against these other examples of actors returning to shows years after unceremonious exits. How Awkward Will Isaiah Washington’s Return to ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Be?|Marina Watts|March 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST Hundreds of military careers were brought to an unceremonious end, books were written, and there was a TV film. ‘The Invisible War’ Spurs Action Against Military Rape|Eleanor Clift|February 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST I have hunted out a precedent for this unceremonious address. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. IV|Thomas Moore
Gilbert waved his hand towards a chair to indicate that this unceremonious guest should sit down. The Cruise of the Make-Believes|Tom Gallon Besides, he felt that he owed him something for the unceremonious manner in which he had knocked the fellow down. Tom Swift and his Motor-cycle|Victor Appleton So you see, when they have shown so much confidence in me, I can't throw them over in quite the unceremonious fashion you suggest. The gambler nodded, and to show that he could be as unceremonious as his host, sat down without further words. The Garden of Eden|Max Brand
British Dictionary definitions for unceremonious
adjectivewithout ceremony; informal, abrupt, rude, or undignified Derived forms of unceremoniousunceremoniously, adverbunceremoniousness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to unceremoniousabrupt, bluff, blunt, brief, casual, curt, familiar, hasty, inelegant, short, unconstrained |