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cursory.

Hasty or superficial.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkɜː.sə.ɹi/UK/ˈkɜːs.ɹi/UK/ˈkɝː.sə.ɹi/US/ˈkɝːs.ɹi/US
  1. Hasty or superficial.

    cursory glance
    A cursory view of the report revealed his egregious errors.
  2. Careless or desultory.

    The cursory inspection missed several irregularities.
  3. Running about; not stationary.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

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

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