unceremonious
adjective
un·cer·e·mo·ni·ous
ˌən-ˌser-ə-ˈmō-nē-əs 
unceremoniously
adverb
unceremoniousness
noun
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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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All this ended in an unceremonious end: Harris dropping out of the race before a single primary contest.
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Christian Paz, Vox, 10 July 2024
The Warriors squandered the Paul exit and lost one of their great all-time players (that matters, too) in unceremonious fashion, but ultimately scrapped, clawed, and fought to pull it back to something close to even.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 3 July 2024
The broken hand marked an unceremonious ending to a historic postseason by Brunson, who averaged 32.4 points per game in the playoffs and scored at least 40 points in five of the 13 games.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 27 June 2024
The UConn baseball team, after dominating the Big East all season, took an early, rather unceremonious exit from the conference tournament.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2024
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Christian Paz, Vox, 10 July 2024
The Warriors squandered the Paul exit and lost one of their great all-time players (that matters, too) in unceremonious fashion, but ultimately scrapped, clawed, and fought to pull it back to something close to even.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 3 July 2024
The broken hand marked an unceremonious ending to a historic postseason by Brunson, who averaged 32.4 points per game in the playoffs and scored at least 40 points in five of the 13 games.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 27 June 2024
The UConn baseball team, after dominating the Big East all season, took an early, rather unceremonious exit from the conference tournament.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 27 May 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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