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English adjective: perfunctory

1. perfunctory hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough


SamplesA casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws.
A passing glance.
Perfunctory courtesy.


Synonymscasual, cursory, passing


Similarcareless


Antonymscareful

2. perfunctory as a formality only


SamplesA one-candidate pro forma election.


Synonymspro forma


Similarformal


Antonymsinformal









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