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English to English adjective
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Done merely to get rid of a duty; performed mechanically and as a thing of rote; done in a careless and superficial manner; characterized by indifference; as, perfunctory admonitions. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough | | Example: a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws
a passing glance
perfunctory courtesy
source: wordnet30
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as a formality only | | Example: a one-candidate pro forma election
source: wordnet30
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