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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

In the ’90s, Kilmer came close to such unceremonious dismissals.

From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2025

But a European tour leading his own big band in the early ’60s ran into financial problems and came to an unceremonious end.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2024

The reason for this sudden, unceremonious dumping was a new love.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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