Cursory - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈkɜːrsərɪ|
Brit.
|ˈkɜːs(ə)rɪ|
adjective
- hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough (syn: casual, passing, perfunctory, superficial)
a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws
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Only a cursory inspection of the building's electrical wiring was done.
The mayor gave a cursory glance at the report.
Even the most cursory look at the organization's records shows problems.
Even a cursory glance at the figures will tell you that sales are down.
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