Perfunctory
11perfunctory — adjective /pəˈfʌŋk.tɹɪ,pɚˈfʌŋ.tɚ.i/ 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 did a perfunctory job… …
12perfunctory — per|func|to|ry [ pər fʌŋkt(ə)ri ] adjective done without much effort or interest: Officers made a perfunctory search of the room. She gave her mother a perfunctory kiss on the cheek. ╾ per|func|to|ri|ly adverb …
13perfunctory — UK [pə(r)ˈfʌŋkt(ə)rɪ] / US [pərˈfʌŋkt(ə)rɪ] adjective done without much effort or interest Officers made a perfunctory search of the room. She gave her mother a perfunctory kiss on the cheek. Derived word: perfunctorily adverb …
14perfunctory — per•func•to•ry [[t]pərˈfʌŋk tə ri[/t]] adj. 1) performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy[/ex] 2) lacking interest or enthusiasm; apathetic: a perfunctory speaker[/ex] • Etymology: 1575–85; < LL… …
15perfunctory — adjective Etymology: Late Latin perfunctorius, from Latin perfungi to accomplish, get through with, from per through + fungi to perform more at per , function Date: 1593 1. characterized by routine or superficiality ; mechanical < a perfunctory… …
16perfunctory — adj. Perfunctory is used with these nouns: ↑nod …
17perfunctory — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. formal, indifferent, careless; mechanical, crude; casual, superficial. See neglect, indifference. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. cursory, superficial, shallow, hurried, apathetic, mechanical, routine;… …
18perfunctory — adjective a perfunctory review Syn: cursory, desultory, quick, brief, hasty, hurried, rapid, fleeting, token, casual, superficial, careless, halfhearted, sketchy, mechanical, automatic, routine, offhand, inattentive …
19perfunctory — /pəˈfʌŋktəri / (say puh fungktuhree) adjective 1. performed merely as an uninteresting or routine duty; mechanical; indifferent, careless, or superficial: perfunctory courtesy. 2. acting merely out of duty; formal; official. {Late Latin… …
20perfunctory — Synonyms and related words: Laodicean, airy, apathetic, at odds, ataractic, automatic, averse, backward, balking, balky, blase, businesslike, careless, casual, cold, cool, cursory, degage, devil may care, differing, dilatory, disagreeing,… …
