unceremonious

English

Etymology

un- +‎ ceremonious

Pronunciation

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Adjective

unceremonious (comparative more unceremonious, superlative most unceremonious)

1. Not ceremonious.

   Antonym: ceremonious

   • 1838, [Letitia Elizabeth] Landon (indicated as editor), chapter V, in Duty and Inclination: […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 52:

     Mrs. De Brooke replied, that she could have no objection to form the acquaintance of Mrs. Belmour, since it appeared she was so unceremonious and so conformable to the taste of her friends, in respect to her mode of visiting them.

Derived terms

• unceremoniously
• unceremoniousness

Translations

not ceremonious

• Belarusian: бесцырымо́нны (bjescyrymónny), безмалімо́нны (bjezmalimónny)
• Bulgarian: безцеремо́нен (bg) (bezceremónen)
• French: incérémonieux (fr)
• German: unzeremoniell
• Polish: bezceremonialny (pl)
• Russian: бесцеремо́нный (ru) (besceremónnyj), развя́зный (ru) (razvjáznyj), беспардо́нный (ru) (bespardónnyj)
• Ukrainian: безцеремо́нний (uk) (bezceremónnyj), нецеремо́нний (neceremónnyj)