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cursory definition

cursory


 
  Overview  of  adj  cursory 
 
  The  adj  cursory  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  casual,  cursory,  passing,  perfunctory  --  (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") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  cursory 
 
  1  sense  of  cursory 
 
  Sense  1 
  casual,  cursory,  passing(postnominal),  perfunctory 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  careless)  ->  careful 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  cursory 
 
  1  sense  of  cursory 
 
  Sense  1 
  casual,  cursory,  passing(postnominal),  perfunctory 
  =>  careless  (vs.  careful) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  cursory 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  cursory 
 
  cursory  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  cursory 
  cursory 
  precursory 
 
  Overview  of  adj  cursory 
 
  The  adj  cursory  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  casual,  cursory,  passing,  perfunctory  --  (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") 



cursory definition