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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The UConn baseball team, after dominating the Big East all season, took an early, rather unceremonious exit from the conference tournament.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2024
The injury brought an unceremonious ending to a historic postseason by Brunson, who scored at least 39 points in six of the Knicks’ 13 games and averaged 33.7 points per game.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 19 May 2024
This fresh idea fueled years of interesting comics, even during the industry-wide shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic, but is currently coming to an unceremonious end.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 15 May 2024
Eastman’s comeuppance came a day after McDaniel’s unceremonious exit, when a California State Bar judge recommended the attorney lose his law license for helping devise a cockamamie scheme to keep Trump in office despite his election defeat.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2024
The injury brought an unceremonious ending to a historic postseason by Brunson, who scored at least 39 points in six of the Knicks’ 13 games and averaged 33.7 points per game.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 19 May 2024
This fresh idea fueled years of interesting comics, even during the industry-wide shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic, but is currently coming to an unceremonious end.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 15 May 2024
Eastman’s comeuppance came a day after McDaniel’s unceremonious exit, when a California State Bar judge recommended the attorney lose his law license for helping devise a cockamamie scheme to keep Trump in office despite his election defeat.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 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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