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unceremonious

[uhn-ser-uh-moh-nee-uhs]

un·cer·e·mo·ni·ous

[uhn-ser-uh-moh-nee-uhs]
adjective
1.
discourteously abrupt; hasty; rude: He made an unceremonious departure in the middle of my speech.
2.
without ceremony or formalities; informal.

Origin:
1590–1600; un-1 + ceremonious

un·cer·e·mo·ni·ous·ly, adverb
un·cer·e·mo·ni·ous·ness, noun
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Unceremonious has a plethora of syllables.
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a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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unceremonious (ˌʌnsɛrɪˈməʊnɪəs)
 
adj
without ceremony; informal, abrupt, rude, or undignified
 
uncere'moniously
 
adv
 
uncere'moniousness
 
n

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