unceremonious

[uhn-ser-uh-moh-nee-uhs]

adjective

1. discourteously abrupt; hasty; rude.

   He made an unceremonious departure in the middle of my speech.

2. without ceremony or formalities; informal.

unceremonious

/ ˌʌnsɛrɪˈməʊnɪəs /

adjective

1. without ceremony; informal, abrupt, rude, or undignified

Other Word Forms

• unceremoniousness noun
• unceremoniously adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of unceremonious¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; un- ¹ + ceremonious

Example Sentences

A nod of respect from USC to a football coach who spent a dozen years in the building before an unceremonious exit.

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Animals suffer from the emotional strain of separation and unceremonious change when their owners vanish, experts said.

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And that would bring an unceremonious end to some of Trump's most ambitious efforts.

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As I spoke to Black pastors at churches that promoted diversity, I was shocked and angered to hear their stories of burnout, lack of opportunities for advancement and unceremonious firings.

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Having fired a few arrows, she meets a bloody but unceremonious end, in which she is shorn in half by a barbed chariot wheel after less than 60 seconds of screen time.

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