Definition of unceremonious
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unceremoniously
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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
Recent Examples of unceremonious from the Web
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The trade, which included cash considerations for Toronto and the Marlins receiving minor league righty Osman Gutierrez, brought an unceremonious end to the Marlins career of one of the team’s longest-tenured players.
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Two of the series' most important characters are killed in unceremonious fashion at the height of the sixth episode.
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For the first time since his unceremonious exit three years ago, Carolina Panthers great Steve Smith will be back inside Bank of America Stadium on Wednesday night.
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Jones and Johnson, teammates at Arkansas before their NFL days, had an unceremonious split after the 1993 championship, but those wounds appear to have healed in time.
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The grocery store chain Kroger recently made a quiet, unceremonious announcement—with a big dollar figure attached.
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The more direct cause of the appointment of a special counsel was the unceremonious firing of FBI director James Comey, and the deception surrounding it — which was a mess largely of Trump’s own making.
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The Cowboys won the Super Bowl with Johnson in 1992-93 before another unceremonious coaching divorce.
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To shuffle off in a rather dignified but unceremonious way was not a blockbuster-type ending.
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First Known Use of unceremonious
1598
unceremonious Synonyms
Synonyms
abrupt, bluff, brusque (also brusk), crusty, curt, downright, short, short-spoken, snippy, bluntAntonyms
circuitous, mealymouthedRelated Words
gruff, rough, snappish; candid, direct, forthright, foursquare, frank, free-spoken, open, outspoken, plain, plainspoken, point-blank, straightforward, straight-out; artless, discourteous, disrespectful, impertinent, impolite, inconsiderate, insensitive, rude, tactless, undiplomatic; brief, closemouthed, laconic, reserved, reticent, terse, tight-lipped; earnest, honest, sincere; coarse, crass, crude, low, uncouth, vulgarNear Antonyms
civil, considerate, courteous, diplomatic, gracious, polite, politic, smooth, suave, tactful; loquacious, talkative, voluble; long-winded, prolix, verbose; courtly, cultivated, gallant, genteel, polished, refinedUNCEREMONIOUS Defined for English Language Learners
unceremonious
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adjective
Definition of unceremonious for English Language Learners
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: happening or done very suddenly and quickly with no effort to be careful or polite
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