perfunctory
Adjective Satellite
- hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
- "perfunctory courtesy"
- as a formality only
Adj
- Done only or merely to conform to a minimal standard or to fulfill a protocol or presumptive duty.
- Performed in a careless or indifferent manner as a thing of rote.
Examples
- He did a perfunctory job cleaning his dad's car, finishing quickly but leaving a few spots still dirty.
Origin / Etymology
From Late Latin perfunctōrius (“careless, negligent”), from the past participial stem of perfungor, perfunct- (“perform, carry through”), from per- + fungor.
Synonyms
casual, cursory, passing, pro forma, automatic, haphazard, mechanical, obligatory, slipshod, token, unthinking
Scrabble Score: 21
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perfunctory: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary