unceremoniously

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

adverb

1. in a way that seems rudely abrupt or hasty; suddenly and without apology or explanation.

   After settling our hotel bill we were unceremoniously thrown out without even a smile or a thank-you.

   The waves were so strong that they lifted the steamer and unceremoniously dumped it a mile upriver from the estuary.

2. without observing normal conventions or formalities; informally or casually.

   Served unceremoniously on wax paper, this pool hall burger is a deliciously unpretentious bargain.

Word History and Origins

Origin of unceremoniously¹

First recorded in 1750–60; unceremonious ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )

Example Sentences

Any width was unceremoniously punished but anything too straight would travel, too - the margin for error for South Africa's bowlers was razor thin.

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Like that famously terrible It's a Royal Knockout game show from 1987, she seemed to have a knack of being unceremoniously knocked off life's ladders but still being able to climb back up again.

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That the ceremony was aired on CBS, the network that unceremoniously dumped him, offered a bit of delicious irony, as well as an opportunity for Colbert to air a grievance or two.

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And one of them will be Stephen Colbert, who might have something interesting to say, given that the Emmys are airing on CBS, the network that unceremoniously canceled his show.

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Whale took calls from - and unceremoniously cut off - callers.

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