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cursorily::adverb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | quickly |
he looked cursorily through the magazine.
Examples of cursorily
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Unfortunately, Mr Brands does not attempt to answer this question more than cursorily.
From the economist.com
Already it looks like the largest user complaints have been addressed, at least cursorily.
From the techcrunch.com
Some delicate but pressing issues were mentioned only cursorily.
From the economist.com
In any case, both are at best very cursorily and summarily carved, if they were carved at all.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Or should I say cursorily skim and, at long last, fail to finish?
From the scienceblogs.com
The actual love affair itself is treated so briefly and cursorily it is hard to take it as seriously as we're expected to.
From the orlandosentinel.com
This must refer to his visit to Italy in 1533 and correspondingly, the period from 1530-1537 is treated cursorily.
From the en.wikipedia.org
By the way, whenever I try to give her a gift, she tells me cursorily that if she wants something, she'll buy it herself.
From the freep.com
Morris does promote the possibility of a Palestinian confederation with Jordan, but he makes the case anemically and cursorily.
From the nytimes.com
- Without taking pains; "he looked cursorily through the magazine"
- (cursory) casual: 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"
- In a cursory manner
- (cursory) Brief or broad; not close, cautious, nor detailed
- (cursory) (adj.) brief to the point of being superficial (Late for the meeting, she cast a cursory glance at the agenda.)
- (cursory) short, hasty, not thoroughly done
