Beelingo.com

English Dictionary

  • Hide translation

 cursory cursory /ˈkɝːsɝi/

adjective

  1. () Hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough  ( passing , superficial , casual , cursory , perfunctory )
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
     A casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws
    a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws
     A passing glance
    a passing glance
     Perfunctory courtesy
    perfunctory courtesy
     In his paper, he showed a very superficial understanding of psychoanalytic theory
    In his paper, he showed a very superficial understanding of psychoanalytic theory