cursory

cur·so·ry  (kûrs-r)

adj.

Performed with haste and scant attention to detail: a cursory glance at the headlines.

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[Late Latin cursrius, of running, from Latin cursor, runner; see cursor.]

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curso·ri·ly adv.

curso·ri·ness n.

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cursory [ˈkɜːsərɪ]

adj

hasty and usually superficial; quick a cursory check

[from Late Latin cursōrius of running, from Latin cursus a course, from currere to run]

cursorily  adv

cursoriness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

cursory - 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" perfunctory, passing, casual careless - marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful; "careless about her clothes"; "forgotten by some careless person"; "a careless housekeeper"; "careless proofreading"; "it was a careless mistake"; "hurt by a careless remark"

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cursory

adjective brief, passing, rapid, casual, summary, slight, hurried, careless, superficial, hasty, perfunctory, desultory, offhand, slapdash I gave the letter a fairly cursory reading.

Translations

cursory [ˈkɜːsərɪ] ADJ [examination, inspection] → somero, superficial; [nod] → brusco
at a cursory glance → a primera vista
to give sth a cursory glance → mirar algo brevemente or de forma somera

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cursory [ˈkɜː^rsəri] adj [examination, inspection] (= superficial) → superficiel(le) (= hasty) → hâtif/ive, rapide
to give sth a cursory glance → jeter un coup d'œil rapide à qch

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cursory

adj glance → flüchtig; inspection, investigation also → oberflächlich

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cursory [ˈkɜːs/ərɪ] adj (glance) → di sfuggita, superficiale
a cursory reading → una rapida scorsa, una lettura veloce

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cursory [ˈkɜːs/ərɪ] adj (glance) → di sfuggita, superficiale
a cursory reading → una rapida scorsa, una lettura veloce

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cursory

adj cursory [ˈkəːsəri]

hurried a cursory glance. skalkse, sydelingse سَريع бегъл zběžný, letmý flygtig; overfladisk flüchtig βιαστικός, πεταχτός rápido, superficial, apresurado pealiskaudne شتابزده ylimalkainen hâtif חָפוּז सरसरी तौर पर letimičan futólagos tergesa-gesa yfirborðslegur rapido そそくさとした 겉핥기의 greitas, paviršutiniškas steidzīgs; paviršs sejenak vluchtig flyktig pobieżny de relance grăbit беглый zbežný, povrchný bežen užurban hastig, flyktig ที่รวดเร็วมาก gelişigüzel, üstünkörü 倉促的 побіжний, поверховий جلدى جلدى، سرسرى vội; nhanh 仓促的

adv cursorily

sydelings بِسُرعَه бегло zběžně, letmo flygtigt; overfladiskt flüchtig επιτροχάδην apresuradamente üldjoontes با شتاب pääpiirteittäin hâtivement בְּחִפָּזוֹן letimično futólag dengan tergesa-gesa yfirborðslega rapidamente さっと 서둘러, 대강 greitai, prabėgomis steidzīgi; pavirši dengan sejenak vluchtig flyktig pobieżnie apressadamente în grabă бегло zbežne bežno užurbano hastigt, flyktigt อย่างเร็ว ๆ gelişigüzel bir şekilde, üstünkörü bir biçimde 倉促地 поверхово ب‍ہ عجلت، جلدى جلدى س‍ے vội; nhanh 仓促地