- 1. a. 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: opted
- 2. a. Hence: Mechanical; indifferent; listless; careless. Source: opted
- 3. adj. hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough Source: wordnet
- 4. adj. done or produced as a formality only Source: wordnet
- 5. 1. 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. Macaulay. 2. Hence: Mechanical; indifferent; listless; careless. "Perfunctory in his devotions." Sharp. Source: webster
- 6. j:100 s hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough s as a formality only Source: ecdict
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