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Definition of perfunctorily adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

perfunctorily

adverb
 
/pəˈfʌŋktrəli/
 
/pərˈfʌŋktrəli/
(formal)
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  1. as a duty or habit, without real interest, attention or feeling
    • to nod/smile perfunctorily
    • The guard glanced perfunctorily at her pass and let her through.
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