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cursory

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cur·so·ry  (kûrs-r)
adj.
Performed with haste and scant attention to detail: a cursory glance at the headlines.

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

curso·ri·ly adv.
curso·ri·ness n.

cursory
Adjective
hasty and usually superficial [Late Latin cursorius of running]
cursorily adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
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"

cursory
Translations
cursory [ˈkəːsərɪ] adjrápido, superficial

cursory [ˈkəːsərɪ] adjsuperficiel(le)hâtif/ive

cursory [ˈkəːsərɪ] adjflüchtig;
(examination) → oberflächlich

cursory [ˈkəːsərɪ] adjsuperficiale

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 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
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


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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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