unceremonious

American  

[uhn-ser-uh-moh-nee-uhs] / ˌʌn sɛr əˈmoʊ ni əs /

adjective

1. discourteously abrupt; hasty; rude.

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

2. without ceremony or formalities; informal.

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unceremonious British  

/ ˌʌnsɛrɪˈməʊnɪəs /

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms

• unceremoniously adverb
• unceremoniousness noun

Etymology

Origin of unceremonious

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

Example Sentences

Jack dispensed with the card entirely and scrounged up only $2 from his room, which he handed to Finn with an unceremonious “here.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Before its unceremonious and sudden closure, Spinkles company leadership had pushed to diversify its business as part of a strategy to recover from a pandemic-era lull.

From Los Angeles Times

Nancy's laidback arrival - spending just 15 minutes talking with Martin O'Neill before ripping up everything O'Neill had done to stabilise things - was in stark contrast to the unceremonious manner of his exit.

From BBC

“Here’s our North Star: Does this help us win?” he said in a mid-December statement announcing his turnabout and the study’s unceremonious interment.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times