| 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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