ADJECTIVE | all | perfunctory, casual, cursory, passing, superficial | hasty and without attention to detail |
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all | perfunctory, pro forma | as a formality only |
Sounds | perfah'ngkteriy | |
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Rhymes | accessory ... worry: 201 rhymes with eriy... |
Meaning | hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough. | |
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Example | "perfunctory courtesy" | |
Synonyms | casual, cursory, passing, superficial | |
Broader | careless | marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness |
Spanish | somero, superficial | |
Catalan | superficial | |
Adverbs | perfunctorily | in a set manner without serious attention |
Meaning | As a formality only. | |
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Synonym | pro forma | |
Broader | formal | In accord / accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress) |
Spanish | perfunctorio |
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