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unceremonious

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


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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 • Jan. 26, 2026

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 • Jan. 5, 2026

After his unceremonious firing, Man-su is utterly lost.

From Salon • Oct. 7, 2025

He’s traveling the country giving six-figure speeches, playing pundit and elder statesman on TV, holding forth at high-brow political forums and, not least, plotting vengeance against those behind his unceremonious ouster as House speaker.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2024

His expulsion from Ayemenem had been so sudden and unceremonious, and so very long ago.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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