unceremonious

adjective un·cer·e·mo·ni·ous \ ˌən-ˌser-ə-ˈmō-nē-əs \

Definition of unceremonious

1 :not ceremonious :informal

2 :abrupt, rude

an unceremonious dismissal

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unceremoniously

adverb

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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

Recent Examples of unceremonious from the Web

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.

— tim healey, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Tom Koehler, traded by Marlins to Blue Jays, ‘would have loved to have gone out on different terms’," 21 Aug. 2017
Two of the series' most important characters are killed in unceremonious fashion at the height of the sixth episode.

— josh wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, "'The Defenders': Here's How the Marvel Series Plays Out," 19 Aug. 2017
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.

— joseph person, charlotteobserver, "Steve Smith finally back at BoA Stadium, but has his stance toward Panthers softened?," 9 Aug. 2017
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.

— drew davison, star-telegram, "Jerry Jones says Jimmy Johnson and, yes, Barry Switzer deserve HOF honors," 6 Aug. 2017
The grocery store chain Kroger recently made a quiet, unceremonious announcement—with a big dollar figure attached.

— ryan derousseau, Fortune, "Huge Companies Are Giving Billion-Dollar Bumps to Their Retirement Plans. Here’s Why," 4 Aug. 2017
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.

— the editors, National Review, "The President Is Treating His Attorney General Shamefully," 25 July 2017
The Cowboys won the Super Bowl with Johnson in 1992-93 before another unceremonious coaching divorce.

— drew davison, star-telegram, "Jerry Jones: Firing Tom Landry ‘for greater good of team’," 19 July 2017
To shuffle off in a rather dignified but unceremonious way was not a blockbuster-type ending.

— roslyn sulcas, New York Times, "Andy Serkis on the Ending of ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’," 16 July 2017

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