perfunctory

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adjective

Performed or performing automatically and impersonally: automatic, mechanical. See concern/unconcern.

adj

Definition: automatic, unthinking
Antonyms: careful, precise, thorough, thoughtful

IN BRIEF: Completed in a routine manner; cursory. Also: Showing little thought or interest; offhand.

The youth perfunctorily cleaned her room and hastily completed her homework.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - overfladisk, uinteresseret

Nederlands (Dutch)
plichtmatig, oppervlakkig

Français (French)
adj. - pour la forme, rapide, sans conviction, sommaire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - flüchtig, oberflächlich

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

Italiano (Italian)
superficiale, noncurante, frettoloso, svogliato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - perfunctório, negligente, desinteressado

Русский (Russian)
поверхностный, безразличный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - negligente, descuidado, superficial, somero

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - rutin-, slentrianmässig, mekaniskt, likgiltig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
敷衍的, 机械性的, 循例的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 敷衍的, 機械性的, 循例的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 의무적으로 하는, 그때 뿐인, 형식적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - お座なりの, いいかげんな, 気のない, やる気のない, 形式的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) روتيني, غير مكترث, سطحي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נעשה כלאחר יד, חפוז, שטחי, נעשה לצאת ידי חובה‬

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