cursory

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(kûr'sə-rē) pronunciation
adj.
Performed with haste and scant attention to detail: a cursory glance at the headlines.

[Late Latin cursōrius, of running, from Latin cursor, runner. See cursor.]

cursorily cur'so·ri·ly adv.
cursoriness cur'so·ri·ness n.

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adjective

    Lacking in intellectual depth or thoroughness: one-dimensional, shallow, sketchy, skin-deep, superficial, uncritical. See surface/depth.


adj

Definition: casual, hasty
Antonyms: complete, meticulous, painstaking, perfect, thorough, unhurried

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Quick and superficial.

pronunciation It was obvious by the sloppiness that the project was done in a cursory manner.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - kursorisk, overfladisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
oppervlakkig, snel/ vluchtig

Français (French)
adj. - rapide, superficiel

Deutsch (German)
adj. - oberflächlich, flüchtig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - βιαστικός, αβασάνιστος, επιπόλαιος, πρόχειρος

Italiano (Italian)
superficiale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - superficial

Русский (Russian)
беглый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - superficial, rápido

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - hastig, ytlig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
匆匆忙忙的, 粗略的, 草率的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 匆匆忙忙的, 粗略的, 草率的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 서두르는, 피상적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 急いだ, ぞんざいな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عابر, خاطف, سطحي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קצר, מהיר, שטחי‬


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