unceremonious
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6.7
- adjective
- /ˌʌnˌsɛrəˈmoʊniəs/
:
informal
- The meeting ended in an unceremonious manner, with everyone simply packing up and leaving.
- an unceremonious end
- an unceremonious dismissal
Examples
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Now, her reign as Arab World Party Host has come to an unceremonious end.
Blog text (18) -
"Mom!" Eric shouted, dropping the receiver with an unceremonious clatter.
Fiction book (1999) -
And it just felt like a very unceremonious way for them to go out.
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Those who say the music industry and others like it need to die an unceremonious death have a point.
Blog text (21) -
Apparently, the Reed family line came to a rather unceremonious end.
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Ahead lay the communion controversy and his unceremonious dismissal from Northampton.
Academic text (2005) -
By 1838, Smith's attempt to straddle religious egalitarianism and political safety came to an unceremonious end.
Academic text (2018) -
It occurs to him that the way they were herded onto the plane was unceremonious, to say the least, shoved into the mouth of the aircraft without a nod or a hello.
Fiction book (2000) -
His departure from the team was unceremonious; he didn't even say goodbye.
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They had an unceremonious wedding, opting for a quiet ceremony without formal attire.
Synonyms
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2.8
Informal and relaxed, not serious
98
3.1
Not formal or official, relaxed and casual
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4.9
Speaking or acting in a rude, short way
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7.2
Said or done quickly without much thought and seeming rude
Casual and relaxed in style, not official or strict
Antonyms
How Ceremonious
Surface Forms
Morphology
unceremonious = ceremonious (transparent) = un + ceremony + ceremonious + ceremony + ous
The prefix 'un-' simply negates the adjective 'ceremonious', producing the expected meaning 'not ceremonious'.
Etymology
Unceremonious starts with un- meaning 'not' and the rest comes from ceremony, a 'formal event' like a wedding or official rite. So unceremonious means done 'without ceremony' — sudden or informal, with no usual politeness or special attention.