unceremonious en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English ceremonious English unceremonious From un- + ceremonious.
Meanings
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Not ceremonious.
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.
1838, [Letitia Elizabeth] Landon (indicated as editor), chapter V, in Duty and Inclination: […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 52:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unceremonious | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unceremonious | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
unceremoniously · unceremoniousness
Translations (13)
ru развя́зный (not ceremonious) · ru бесцеремо́нный (not ceremonious) · uk нецеремо́нний (not ceremonious) · ka უცერემონიო (not ceremonious) · be безмалімо́нны (not ceremonious) · bg безцеремо́нен (not ceremonious) · be бесцырымо́нны (not ceremonious) · eo senceremonia (not ceremonious) · de unzeremoniell (not ceremonious) · ru беспардо́нный (not ceremonious) · uk безцеремо́нний (not ceremonious) · pl bezceremonialny (not ceremonious) · fr incérémonieux (not ceremonious)