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Perfunctorily

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per·func·to·ry  (pr-fngkt-r)
adj.
1. Done routinely and with little interest or care: The operator answered the phone with a perfunctory greeting.
2. Acting with indifference; showing little interest or care.
[Late Latin perfnctrius, from Latin perfnctus, past participle of perfung, to get through with : per-, per- + fung, to perform.]
per·functo·ri·ly adv.
per·functo·ri·ness n.
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Adv.1.perfunctorily - in a set manner without serious attention; "they answered my letter pro forma"; "he kissed her cheek perfunctorily"
as a formality, pro forma
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In fact, although De Quincey was from time to time perfunctorily Tory, and always a good and faithful British subject, he was so eliminated from his time and place by his single love for books, that one could be in his company through the whole vast range of his writings, and come away without a touch of snobbishness; and that is saying a great deal for an English writer.
My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context
She thereupon turned round and lifted her face to his, and remained like a marble term while he imprinted a kiss upon her cheek--half perfunctorily, half as if zest had not yet quite died out.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context
[He perfunctorily thrusts them into his pockets, unconsciously decorating himself with the protruding ends of the chains].
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