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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The unceremonious departure of Ted Colbert as head of the defense and space business put those subsidiary’s shortcomings into sharp relief — made more glaring still on Friday when Boeing said the unit would have about $2 billion in charges in the third quarter.
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Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2024
Coaches on the hot seat: With the Robert Saleh era with the New York Jets coming to an unceremonious end this week, which NFL head coaches could be next to be relieved of their duties?
➤ Jets' coaching candidates: Yes, of course, Bill Belichick is among the obvious names to come to mind.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
Then there’s the hard feelings left behind by McCarthy’s unceremonious removal.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Oct. 2024
Conversely, making a postcard of a landscape can be a kind of dethroning, an unceremonious flattening.
—Charlie Engman, ARTnews.com, 20 Sep. 2024
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Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2024
Coaches on the hot seat: With the Robert Saleh era with the New York Jets coming to an unceremonious end this week, which NFL head coaches could be next to be relieved of their duties?
➤ Jets' coaching candidates: Yes, of course, Bill Belichick is among the obvious names to come to mind.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
Then there’s the hard feelings left behind by McCarthy’s unceremonious removal.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Oct. 2024
Conversely, making a postcard of a landscape can be a kind of dethroning, an unceremonious flattening.
—Charlie Engman, ARTnews.com, 20 Sep. 2024
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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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