Found 2 items, similar to perfunctory.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: perfunctory
perfunctory
adj 1: 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” [syn:
casual,
cursory,
passing(a)]
2: as a formality only;
“a one-candidate pro forma election”
[syn:
pro forma]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Perfunctory
Perfunctory
\Per*func"to*ry\, a. [L. perfunctorius, fr.
perfunctus dispatched, p. p. of perfungi to discharge,
dispatch; per (see
Per) + fungi to perform. See
Function.]
1. Done merely to get rid of a duty; performed mechanically
and as a thing of rote; done in a careless and superficial
manner; characterized by indifference; as, perfunctory
admonitions. --Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]
2. Hence: Mechanical; indifferent; listless; careless.
“Perfunctory in his devotions.” --Sharp.
[1913 Webster]