No. The word cursory means brief, hasty, or perfunctory, as in a cursory inspection.
The word avid means enthusiastic, zealous, or highly interested.
The two words are not exactly antonyms either, although cursory can suggest indifference or disinterest, the opposite of an avid interest.
eager, anxious, excited, enthralled, enthusiastic, avid, impatient
(Adj.)avid- eager; a love for a certain thing; obsessedsynonym- passionateantonym- unexcitedspecial usage:noun- avidityverb- avidlyby- krystle ;)your welcome :D
Synonyms include: keen, committed, eager, passionate, vigorous, avid, fervent, zealous Antonym: apathetic
Synonyms include: keen, committed, eager, passionate, vigorous, avid, fervent, zealous Antonym: apathetic
"I didn't make a careful and complete examination, just a quick cursory glance"
The synonym of cursory is superficial or perfunctory.
cursory, hasty, flimsy, ignorant
Yes.
eager, anxious, excited, enthralled, enthusiastic, avid, impatient
(Adj.)avid- eager; a love for a certain thing; obsessedsynonym- passionateantonym- unexcitedspecial usage:noun- avidityverb- avidlyby- krystle ;)your welcome :D
i think it is jealous Jealous is incorrect. Synonyms for avid include: fanatical, devoted, ardent, avaricious, insatiable example sentence: For my dad, an avid baseball fan, we bought season tickets to the Yankee's games.
Synonyms include: keen, committed, eager, passionate, vigorous, avid, fervent, zealous Antonym: apathetic
This means done in haste and carelessly. Here are some sentences.She gave the textbook a cursory glance.He did a cursory sweep of the roomMy cursory work got me a bad grade.
Her essay about boats was very cursory. This sentence works because cursory means that something is not detailed or very thorough.
Synonyms include: keen, committed, eager, passionate, vigorous, avid, fervent, zealous Antonym: apathetic
"I didn't make a careful and complete examination, just a quick cursory glance"
A cursory glance at this question tells me yes.