unceremonious
adjective
un·cer·e·mo·ni·ous
ˌən-ˌser-ə-ˈmō-nē-əs 
unceremoniously
adverb
unceremoniousness
noun
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 loss brought an unceremonious finish to a season in which the Knicks earned the East’s No. 3 seed and advanced to the conference finals for the first time since 2000.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 June 2025
No two players on SDSU’s roster have made greater strides since the unceremonious 27-point loss against North Carolina in the NCAA Tournament’s First Four.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
And when he’s actually pulled away and thrown into the back of a cab, Kilmer’s exit is as unceremonious as a cable yanked out from an amp, leaving viewers drifting along the film’s woozy currents.
—Beatrice Loayza, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
When the captain, in a show of stereotypical arrogance, ignores his first officer’s reservations about their trajectory, their little collegial quarrel is definitively resolved by an unceremonious and fiery plunge to earth.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 June 2025
No two players on SDSU’s roster have made greater strides since the unceremonious 27-point loss against North Carolina in the NCAA Tournament’s First Four.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
And when he’s actually pulled away and thrown into the back of a cab, Kilmer’s exit is as unceremonious as a cable yanked out from an amp, leaving viewers drifting along the film’s woozy currents.
—Beatrice Loayza, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
When the captain, in a show of stereotypical arrogance, ignores his first officer’s reservations about their trajectory, their little collegial quarrel is definitively resolved by an unceremonious and fiery plunge to earth.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for unceremonious
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“Unceremonious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unceremonious. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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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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