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cursory Adjective hasty and usually superficial [Late Latin cursorius of running] cursorily adv
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cursory Translations 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 서두르는, 대강의 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The king was conducted with the greatest ceremony to the chamber of Morpheus, of which we owe some cursory description to our readers. He was of a fat habit, even from boyhood, and inclined to a cheerful and cursory reading of the face of life; and possibly this attitude of mind was the original cause of his misfortunes. To this delight succeeded a great deception, when, trusting to a cursory observation, they launched their first telegram to the world, erroneously affirming that the projectile had become a satellite of the moon, gravitating in an immutable orbit. |
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