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  • 71sketchy — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Rough] Syn. coarse, crude, preliminary; see introductory 1 , unfinished 1 . 2. [Imperfect] Syn. defective, superficial, insufficient; see faulty , inadequate 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. rough, lacking detail,… …

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  • 72Attention — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Attention >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 attention attention Sgm: N 1 mindfulness mindfulness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 intentness intentness intentiveness Sgm: N 1 alertness alertness Sgm: N 1 thought …

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  • 73Inattention — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Inattention >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 inattention inattention inconsideration Sgm: N 1 inconsiderateness inconsiderateness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 oversight oversight Sgm: N 1 inadvertence inadvertence inadvertency …

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  • 74Neglect — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Neglect >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 neglect neglect Sgm: N 1 carelessness carelessness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 trifling trifling &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 negligence negligence Sgm: N 1 omission …

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  • 75skim — [[t]skɪm[/t]] v. skimmed, skim•ming, n. 1) to take up or remove (floating matter) from the surface of a liquid, as with a spoon or ladle 2) to clear (liquid) thus: to skim milk[/ex] 3) to move or glide lightly over or along (a surface, as of… …

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  • 76shallow — [adj1] not deep cursory, depthless, empty, flat, hollow, inconsiderable, sand bar, shelf, shoal, slight, superficial, surface, trifling, trivial, unsound; concepts 737,777 Ant. deep shallow [adj2] unintelligent, ignorant cursory, empty, empty… …

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  • 77once-over-lightly — I. | ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun ( es) Etymology: from the phrase once over lightly : once over; especially : an especially casual or cursory or gingerly once over had given poli …

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  • 78cur´so|ri|ness — cur|so|ry «KUR suhr ee», adjective. without attention to details; hasty and superficial: »He gave the lesson a cursory glance, expecting to study it later. Even a cursory reading of the letter showed many errors. SYNONYM(S): rapid, hurried.… …

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  • 79cur´so|ri|ly — cur|so|ry «KUR suhr ee», adjective. without attention to details; hasty and superficial: »He gave the lesson a cursory glance, expecting to study it later. Even a cursory reading of the letter showed many errors. SYNONYM(S): rapid, hurried.… …

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  • 80cur|so|ry — «KUR suhr ee», adjective. without attention to details; hasty and superficial: »He gave the lesson a cursory glance, expecting to study it later. Even a cursory reading of the letter showed many errors. SYNONYM(S): rapid, hurried. ╂[< Latin… …

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