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unceremonious Definition

un·cer·emo·ni·ous (un′ser ə mō′nē əs)

adjective

  1. less formal and ceremonious than is usual or expected; informal; familiar
  2. so curt or abrupt as to be discourteous

  • unceasing
  • unceasingly
  • uncelebrated
  • uncensored
  • uncensured

unceremonious Related Forms

un′·cer·emo′·ni·ously adverb un′·cer·emo′·ni·ous·ness noun

unceremonious Synonyms

unceremonious

modif.

  1. Informal

    familiar, casual, inelegant; see careless 1, informal.

  2. Abrupt

    curt, hurried, brief; see rude 1,abrupt.

unceremonious Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

burial: Could this explain the relatively unceremonious human burials in the fill of the ditch that encircled Vaihingen for a short period during the LBK?