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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cursory \Cur"so*ry\ (k?r"s?-r?), a. [L. cursorius, fr cursor. See {Cursor}.] 1. Running about not stationary. [Obs.] 2. Characterized by haste; hastily or superficially performed; slight; superficial; careless. Events far too important to be treated in a cursory manner. --Hallam. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cursory adj : 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}, {passing(a)}, {perfunctory}]
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