cursory
hasty and superficial, without attention to detail
Word origin: From Latin cursorius, relating to running, from currere, to run.
Cursory in a sentence
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A cursory glance at the report missed several serious errors.
A cursory glance at the data suggested a trend, but a careful analysis revealed no real pattern.
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Modern editors have softened many passages that earlier audiences accepted without protest, finding blank what their grandparents had regarded as merely robust and good-humored.
Using “cursory” well
Cursory describes attention that is rushed and shallow, pairing with perfunctory and superficial. It implies that something deserving care received only a passing look.
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