unceremonious.

Direct and informal, sometimes so abrupt that it seems discourteous.

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Words that belong together

• unceremonious dismissal
• unceremonious arrival

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Their unceremonious dismissal ended months of patient negotiation.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Comparative more unceremonious; superlative most unceremonious when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.