perfunctory

Adjective
Synonyms: casualcursorypassing(a)pro forma

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  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: casualcursorypassing(a)
  2. as a formality only“a one-candidate pro forma election”Synonyms: pro forma
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Perfunctory \Per*func"to*ry\ (p[~e]r*f[u^][ng]k"t[-o]*r[y^]), a. [L. perfunctorius, fr. perfunctus dispatched, p. p. of perfungi to discharge, dispatch; per (see Per) + fungi to perform. See Function.]

1.Done merely to get rid of a duty; performed mechanically and as a thing of rote; done in a careless and superficial manner; characterized by indifference; as, perfunctory admonitions; a perfunctory greeting. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

2.Hence: Mechanical; indifferent; listless; careless. "Perfunctory in his devotions." --Sharp. [1913 Webster]

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