1. in a set manner without serious attention; - Example: "they answered my letter pro forma" - Example: "he kissed her cheek perfunctorily" [syn: perfunctorily, as a formality, pro forma]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
as a formality
adv 1: in a set manner without serious attention; "they answered
my letter pro forma"; "he kissed her cheek perfunctorily"
[syn: perfunctorily, as a formality, pro forma]