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Meaning of 'perfunctory'
Meaning of 'perfunctory' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Perfunctory 
[ a.]
- 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. [ a.]- Hence: Mechanical; indifferent; listless; careless.
Meaning of 'perfunctory' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. perfunctory [ s]
[ s]Meaning (1):
- hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
- 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
Meaning (2):
- done or produced as a formality only
- done or produced as a formality only
Example in sentence:
- a one-candidate pro forma election
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