About The Word Perfunctory
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Perfunctory
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What's The Definition Of Perfunctory?
[adj] hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy"
[adj] as a formality only; "a one-candidate pro forma election" Synonyms | Synonyms for Perfunctory: careless | casual | cursory | formal | passing(a) | pro forma Related Terms | Find terms related to Perfunctory: airy | apathetic | at odds | ataractic | automatic | averse | backward | balking | balky | blase | businesslike | careless | casual | cold | cool | cursory | degage | devil-may-care | differing | dilatory | disagreeing | disinclined | disinterested | dismissive | disobedient | dispassionate | disregardant | disregardful | distant | easygoing | fervorless | fleeting | flippant | forced | forgetful | formal | fractious | free and easy | grudging | halfhearted | hasty | heedless | hurried | impersonal | inattentive | inconsiderate | incurious | indifferent | indisposed | indocile | inexcitable | insouciant | involuntary | lackadaisical | laggard | Laodicean | lazy | listless | loath | lukewarm | mechanical | mindless | mutinous | negligent | neuter | neutral | nonchalant | oblivious | offhand | opposed | pococurante | recalcitrant | reckless | refractory | regardless | reluctant | removed | renitent | resistant | respectless | restive | routine | rushed | sketchy | slipshod | slovenly | slow | slow to | spotty | standard | stock | sulky | sullen | superficial | tactless | tepid | thoughtless | turned-off | unanxious | unaware | unconcerned | unconsenting | undiplomatic | undiscriminating | unenthusiastic | unheedful | unheeding | uninterested | uninvolved | unmindful | unprepared | unready | unsolicitous | untactful | unthinking | unwilling | unzealous | usual | wooden | zealless See Also | Perfunctory In Webster's Dictionary \Per*func"to*ry\, a. [L. perfunctorius, fr.
perfunctus dispatched, p. p. of perfungi to discharge,
dispatch; per (see {Per}) + fungi to perform. See
{Function}.]
1. Done merely to get rid of a duty; performed mechanically
and as a thing of rote; done in a careless and superficial
manner; characterized by indifference; as, perfunctory
admonitions. --Macaulay.
2. Hence: Mechanical; indifferent; listless; careless.
``Perfunctory in his devotions.'' --Sharp.
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