unceremonious
adjective
un·cer·e·mo·ni·ous
ˌən-ˌser-ə-ˈmō-nē-əs 
unceremoniously
adverb
unceremoniousness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of unceremonious in a Sentence
His unceremonious dismissal by the new boss surprised everybody.
my polite request was met with an unceremonious refusal
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Conversely, making a postcard of a landscape can be a kind of dethroning, an unceremonious flattening.
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Charlie Engman, ARTnews.com, 20 Sep. 2024
Her father had been cut, too, after just two years on the Arizona Cardinals, thanks to an injury, in a way that had felt unceremonious to the family.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2024
Following his unceremonious departure from San Jose, Jones spent one season in both Philadelphia and Seattle.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 21 July 2024
When the Eagle lifted off to join the Columbia, Aldrin reported seeing the rocket blast knock the flag over, an unceremonious end to a very ceremonious beginning.
—Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 19 July 2024
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Charlie Engman, ARTnews.com, 20 Sep. 2024
Her father had been cut, too, after just two years on the Arizona Cardinals, thanks to an injury, in a way that had felt unceremonious to the family.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2024
Following his unceremonious departure from San Jose, Jones spent one season in both Philadelphia and Seattle.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 21 July 2024
When the Eagle lifted off to join the Columbia, Aldrin reported seeing the rocket blast knock the flag over, an unceremonious end to a very ceremonious beginning.
—Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 19 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for unceremonious
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unceremonious
adjective
un·cer·e·mo·ni·ous
ˌən-ˌser-ə-ˈmō-nē-əs
: acting without or lacking ordinary courtesy : abrupt
an unceremonious departure
unceremoniously
adverb
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