cursory

Adjective
Synonyms: casualpassing(a)perfunctory

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough“a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws”“a passing glance”“perfunctory courtesy”Synonyms: casualpassing(a)perfunctory
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Cursory \Cur"so*ry\ (k?r"s?-r?), a. [L. cursorius, fr. cursor. See Cursor.]

1.Running about; not stationary. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

2.Characterized by haste; hastily or superficially performed; slight; superficial; careless. [1913 Webster]

Events far too important to be treated in a cursory manner.— Hallam.[1913 Webster]
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