cursory - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'cursory' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Cursory

[ a.]

- Running about; not stationary.
- Characterized by haste; hastily or superficially performed; slight; superficial; careless.

1 . cursory

[ s]

Meaning (1):
- hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough

Example in sentence:

a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws;
a passing glance;
In his paper, he showed a very superficial understanding of psychoanalytic theory;
perfunctory courtesy

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