Cursory
['kɜːs(ə)rɪ]
Definition
(a.) Running about; not stationary.
(a.) Characterized by haste; hastily or superficially performed; slight; superficial; careless.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Hasty, slight, superficial, careless, desultory, transient, passing, brief.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Rapid, hasty, desultory, careless, superficial, slight, summary
ANT:Searching, minute, elaborate, profound
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Definition
adj. hasty: superficial: careless.—adj. Cur′sorary (Shak.) cursory.—adv. Cur′sorily.—n. Cur′soriness.
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Examples
- A cursory examination of the latter revealed no mortal injuries and after a brief rest he asserted that he felt fit to attempt the return voyage. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- It is simply a cursory view of the century in the field of invention, intended to present the broader bird’s-eye view of progress achieved. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- And whether it be so or not, we may soon satisfy ourselves by the most cursory view of human life. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- This cursory review, in a single chapter, cannot adequately treat this great subject, for a whole library is needed to cover the field. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- This quality, therefore, of human nature, not only is very dangerous to society, but also seems, on a cursory view, to be incapable of any remedy. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- A cursory glance at these problems will reveal their import. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
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