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Definition of cursory adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cursory

adjective
 
/ˈkɜːsəri/
 
/ˈkɜːrsəri/
(often disapproving)
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  1. done quickly and without giving enough attention to details synonym brief, perfunctory
    • a cursory glance/examination/inspection
    • He gave the report a rather cursory look.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryCursory is used with these nouns:
    • check
    • examination
    • glance
    • …
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    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin cursorius ‘of a runner’, from cursor ‘ runner’, from curs- ‘run’, from the verb currere.
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