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perfunctory |
Overview of adj perfunctory The adj perfunctory has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) 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") 2. pro forma, perfunctory -- (as a formality only; "a one-candidate pro forma election") Antonyms of adj perfunctory 2 senses of perfunctory Sense 1 casual, cursory, passing(postnominal), perfunctory INDIRECT (VIA careless) -> careful Sense 2 pro forma, perfunctory INDIRECT (VIA formal) -> informal Similarity of adj perfunctory 2 senses of perfunctory Sense 1 casual, cursory, passing(postnominal), perfunctory => careless (vs. careful) Sense 2 pro forma, perfunctory => formal (vs. informal) Attributes of adj perfunctory Familiarity of adj perfunctory perfunctory used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj perfunctory perfunctory Overview of adj perfunctory The adj perfunctory has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) 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") 2. pro forma, perfunctory -- (as a formality only; "a one-candidate pro forma election")
perfunctory definition
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