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perfunctory

  (pər-fŭngk'tə-rē) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Done routinely and with little interest or care: The operator answered the phone with a perfunctory greeting.
  2. Acting with indifference; showing little interest or care.

[Late Latin perfūnctōrius, from Latin perfūnctus, past participle of perfungī, to get through with : per-, per- + fungī, to perform.]

perfunctorily per·func'to·ri·ly adv.
perfunctoriness per·func'to·ri·ness n.
 
 
Thesaurus: perfunctory

adjective

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

 
Antonyms: perfunctory

adj

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


 
WordNet: perfunctory
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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  Synonyms: casual, cursory, passing

Meaning #2: as a formality only
  Synonym: pro forma


 
Translations: Translations for: Perfunctory

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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