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English Dictionary: perfunctory	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for perfunctory
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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" Synonym(s): casual, cursory, passing(a), perfunctory as a formality only; "a one-candidate pro forma election" Synonym(s): pro forma, perfunctory
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Perfunctory \Perfunc"tory\, 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. [bd]Perfunctory in his devotions.[b8] --Sharp.