unceremonious

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He was rough and unceremonious, and even overbearing, both to court and bar, the natural result of a new sense of power in an inexperienced man.

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  1. adjective Without the due formalities; abrupt: an unceremonious departure.
  2. adjective Not ceremonious; informal: made an unceremonious presentation.

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  • The confederates may have found out that the police in Bulawayo had already learnt of their scheme, or the unceremonious way in which the women were ultimately driven off the property may have frightened them; at any rate, the whole scheme came to nothing; but the burst led to at least one death. —  Diary of a Soldier of Fortune
  • We had already said unceremonious goodbyes to 23 Idol contestants over the past few weeks. —  E! Online (US) - Top Stories
  • The British press already was spreading rumors that Obama is anti-British because of his staff's unceremonious return of a Winston Churchill bust that then-Prime Minister Tony Blair sent to the White House on loan after
  • She's bemoaning something - an unceremonious dumping by Mr. Oh-So-Wrong? —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • McDaniels kept a keen eye on Kyle Orton and Chris Simms, who are vying to win the starting job following Cutler's unceremonious exit. —  Vail Daily - Top Stories
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