Meaning of PERFUNCTORY
| Pronunciation: | | pur'fungkturee
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | careless, casual, cursory, formal, passing(a), pro forma |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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