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perfunctory::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | casual, cursory, passing, superficial |
perfunctory courtesy.
perfunctory::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | pro forma |
Examples of perfunctory
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In many states, the audits have been perfunctory or hijacked by local officials.
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The private adoption was on track to be granted, almost as a perfunctory matter.
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Those affirmations turn out to be, more often than not, shallow and perfunctory.
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Eager not to appear perfunctory or precipitate, the board delayed still further.
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There's little explanation of the menu and often perfunctory service, she says.
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Perfunctory set pieces are painstakingly majestic, though emotionally detached.
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The intonations, especially of the American actors, are uninflected, perfunctory.
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Restless gestures and shifting patterns were at once perfunctory and decisive.
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They learn Mandarin as kids and the use of tones becomes perfunctory for them.
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- 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"
- Pro forma: as a formality only; "a one-candidate pro forma election"
- (perfunctorily) in a set manner without serious attention; "they answered my letter pro forma"; "he kissed her cheek perfunctorily"
- Apathy (also called impassivity or perfunctoriness) is a state of indifference, or the suppression of emotions such as concern, excitement, motivation and passion. An apathetic individual has an absence of interest in or concern about emotional, social, or physical life. ...
- Done merely to discharge a duty; performed mechanically and as a thing of rote; done in a careless and superficial manner; characterized by indifference; as, perfunctory admonitions
- "He glanced perfunctorily at it and shoved it in his pocket." (108) Definition: thoughtless or uninterested. Kristina Period 4
- (adj.) showing little interest or enthusiasm (The radio broadcaster announced the news of the massacre in a surprisingly perfunctory manner.)
- (adj) - cursory, without care
