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[ adjective ] hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
Synonyms Examples "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws" "a passing glance" "perfunctory courtesy" Used in print (Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)From even a cursory inspection of its many aspects , however , the historian can deduce several fundamental conclusions about the progress of the Aegean world down to 800 B.C. Related terms |
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