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cursory

cur·sory

UK/ˈkɜː.sə.ɹi/ US/ˈkɜːs.ɹi/ rare obsolete

adjective

1.

hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough

  • “a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house”
  • “;”
  • “;”
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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French cursoire (“rapid”), from Latin cursorius (“hasty, of a race or running”).

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