Unceremonious
[,ʌnserɪ'məʊnɪəs] or [,ʌn,sɛrə'monɪəs]
Definition
(adj.) without due formalities; 'unceremonious dismissal from office' .
(adj.) without ceremony or formality; 'an unceremonious speech' .
Typed by Enid--From WordNet
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Ungracious, blunt, bluff, rough, plain, homely, rude, coarse.
Typed by Jeanette
Definition
adj. not ceremonious informal.—adv. Unceremō′niously.—n. Unceremō′niousness.
Edited by Fred
Examples
- Here the boys called out that Mas'r Haley was coming, and then an unceremonious kick pushed open the door. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- He looked from one to the other of us, and under our gaze of inquiry he became conscious that some apology was needed for this unceremonious entry. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- You are an artist, I see, said Mr. Brooke, taking up the sketch-book and turning it over in his unceremonious fashion. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- In compliance with this unceremonious invitation, Jingle and Job walked into the room, but, seeing Mr. Pickwick, stopped short in some confusion. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- It is bad enough that the wedding should be so hurried and unceremonious, without our keeping away from it in addition. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- And since Mr. Wildeve wishes it to be unceremonious, let it be that too. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
Edited by Fred