unceremonious dismissal from office. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
An unceremonious speech. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Others stared in fury at the unceremonious intruder. From Wordnik.com. [King of the Jews A story of Christ's last days on Earth] Reference
The manner of my introduction was peculiarly unceremonious. From Wordnik.com. [Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief] Reference
I had packed my supplies into an unceremonious cardboard box. From Wordnik.com. [Though the Heart be Still as Loving] Reference
Before Lessingham could reply to this most unceremonious query. From Wordnik.com. [The Beetle] Reference
Her unceremonious exit from the boat had put her out of temper. From Wordnik.com. [Miss Dexie A Romance of the Provinces] Reference
Overall, the mood was awfully grim at the unceremonious ceremony. From Wordnik.com. [No Glitter, No Drama, No Soul] Reference
The marriage ceremony, in those days, was a very unceremonious affair. From Wordnik.com. [Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States] Reference
He sent the following unceremonious challenge to his old acquaintance. From Wordnik.com. [Four American Indians King Philip, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola] Reference
Lord Houghton, among others, was famous for his unceremonious lunches. From Wordnik.com. [Manners and Social Usages] Reference
Written invitations are also proper to indicate an unceremonious dinner. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
'An unceremonious way of making people bow,' said I, as gaily as I could. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847] Reference
"Come along, Bulger," he said, with an unceremonious gesture to Omichand. From Wordnik.com. [In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India] Reference
"And to what mishap do you attribute Mademoiselle's so unceremonious departure?". From Wordnik.com. [The Inn at the Red Oak] Reference
Who had uncovered him in that unceremonious way, leaving him perished with cold?. From Wordnik.com. [Austin and His Friends] Reference
Buckner, astonished at this unceremonious intrusion, exclaimed: "What you doin 'har, sah?". From Wordnik.com. [The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer] Reference
We are not very strict as to dress in the country, but, really, yours is quite unceremonious. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Going to the hall door, Sir Donald recognizes Charles, who explains their unceremonious call. From Wordnik.com. [Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898] Reference
The Lady, disgusted with this unceremonious way of asking such a favor, positively refused him. From Wordnik.com. [Irish Wit and Humor Anecdote Biography of Swift, Curran, O'Leary and O'Connell] Reference
Besides he was badly jolted up by the sudden and unceremonious manner in which he left the car. From Wordnik.com. [The Moving Picture Girls at Oak Farm or, Queer Happenings While Taking Rural Plays] Reference
"Upon my word," said I, still bewildered by his sudden appearance, "you are very unceremonious.". From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 30, April, 1860] Reference
At this period marriages were frequently performed in a very unceremonious and unbecoming manner. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 340, February, 1844] Reference
Instead there is a simple, unceremonious exchange: a few anonymous bills for a few impersonal berries. From Wordnik.com. [Jon Foreman: The Economy of the Garden -- Part One] Reference
On the floor, in an unceremonious heap, lay his heavily embroidered coat, with its medals still upon it. From Wordnik.com. [The Genius] Reference
Invercauld, Glenkindie, Tough, and many other country-houses, were visited in the same unceremonious way. From Wordnik.com. [The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author] Reference
"Don't you people know how hot and smelly it is in here?" he said, with his usual unceremonious abruptness. From Wordnik.com. [Americans All Stories of American Life of To-Day] Reference
Becky did not resent the unceremonious treatment at all, but took it quite placidly in her own particular way. From Wordnik.com. [Queensland Cousins] Reference
Besides, he felt that he owed him something for the unceremonious manner in which he had knocked the fellow down. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle, or, Fun and Adventures on the Road] Reference
The summons did not create the consternation which had been caused by the unceremonious call of a few days before. From Wordnik.com. [Rabbi and Priest A Story] Reference
The other maritime vendors are hauled up in similar unceremonious fashion, and they take possession of both decks. From Wordnik.com. [The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol 2 (of 2)] Reference
The Major smashed an unceremonious pathway through the brown jam and in a moment they stood at the foot of the crest. From Wordnik.com. [Terry A Tale of the Hill People] Reference
Jeffrey Katzenberg's unceremonious "resignation" has Hollywood betting on the future of Disney's entertainment division. From Wordnik.com. [A New Generation Of Genies] Reference
First, the bed went all to pieces and let the rather stout young fellow down upon the floor in the most unceremonious fashion. From Wordnik.com. [The Hilltop Boys A Story of School Life] Reference
Russia's state-owned RIA-Novosti reported the unceremonious American departure without a hint of the actual geopolitical context. From Wordnik.com. [Derek Flood: From Totalitarianism to Turbines: The Unending Struggle for Power in Central Asia] Reference
Extremely disconcerted at this reception, he endeavored to excuse himself for having invaded her dwelling in so unceremonious a manner. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Pictet had felt at his unceremonious departure, and his own affliction at the ingratitude of one to whom he had never refused a request. From Wordnik.com. [Albert Gallatin American Statesmen Series, Vol. XIII] Reference
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