Perfunctorily
[pə'fʌŋktərili]
Definition
(adv.) in a set manner without serious attention; 'they answered my letter pro forma'; 'he kissed her cheek perfunctorily'.
Checker: Thomas--From WordNet
Definition
(adv.) In a perfunctory manner; formally; carelessly.
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Examples
- The repressed child said, Yes, I do, miss, and continued to stir the fire perfunctorily. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- The emphasis which directs his thinking bears most heavily upon the mechanics of life--only perfunctorily upon the ability of the men who are to use them. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- She gave some attention to her flowers, but it was perfunctorily bestowed, for they no longer charmed her. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
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