cursory

  • 21cursory — adj. hasty, hurried (a cursory glance). Derivatives: cursorily adv. cursoriness n. Etymology: L cursorius of a runner (as CURSOR) …

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  • 22cursory — Synonyms and related words: airy, ankle deep, at odds, averse, brief, careless, casual, degage, depthless, desultory, differing, disagreeing, disinclined, disobedient, disregardant, disregardful, easygoing, epidermal, expeditious, fast, festinate …

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  • 23cursory — cur·so·ry || kɜːsÉ™rɪ adj. superficial, perfunctory, brief, hasty …

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  • 24cursory — [ kə:s(ə)ri] adjective hasty and therefore not thorough. Derivatives cursorily adverb cursoriness noun Origin C17: from L. cursorius of a runner , from cursor (see cursor) …

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  • 25cursory — a. Hasty, slight, superficial, careless, desultory, transient, passing, brief …

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  • 26cursory — adj hasty, superficial, perfunctory, desultory; rapid, hurried, quick, summary, unreflected, precipitate; shallow, ephemeral, discursive, slight; transient, fleeting, passing; careless, immethodical, unmeditated, slapdash, loose …

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  • 27cursory — cur·so·ry …

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  • 28cursory — adjective Syn: brief, hasty, hurried, rapid, passing, perfunctory, desultory, casual Ant: thorough …

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  • 29cursory — /ˈkɜsəri / (say kersuhree) adjective going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficial. {Latin cursōrius relating to a runner or a race} –cursorily, adverb –cursoriness, noun …

  • 30cursory —   a. quick; superficial …

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