cursory
going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficial: a cursory glance at a newspaper article.
Origin of cursory
1Other words for cursory
Other words from cursory
- cur·so·ri·ly, adverb
- cur·so·ri·ness, noun
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How to use cursory in a sentence
A cursory search will indicate that the Big Ten is home to at least a handful of the most intimidating environments in the sport.
Home Teams Aren’t Winning As Much In College Football This Season. The Big Ten Should Fit Right In. | Josh Planos | October 21, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightAs even a cursory glance at unemployment figures and business closures around the country will show, 2020 has to be the worst year in the history of modern restaurants.
A cursory analysis of recent history can clearly tell us that no such societal transformation will occur simply because professionals and intellectuals say it should.
With quality content, publishers can overcome the ‘tyranny of choice’ | Duration Media | October 1, 2020 | DigidayBryson leaves little unexplored, however cursorily, least of all the foibles of human nature.
I wonder that my mind dwells upon suicide more and more rarely, ever more cursorily.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander Berkman
Anyhow, we have set down here some of our first impressions of swearing, and now we are cursorily writing its history.
A Cursory History of Swearing | Julian SharmanGlancing cursorily into the stereoscope, he even fancied that she was averting her eyes because she was ashamed.
Dream Tales and Prose Poems | Ivan TurgenevThus we have followed very cursorily, but with a certain faithfulness nevertheless, the course of Florentine Art.
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa | Edward HuttonHe sketched them cursorily; there was little to tell—little, that is; appealing to a romantic mind for interest.
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete | George Meredith
British Dictionary definitions for cursory
/ (ˈkɜːsərɪ) /
hasty and usually superficial; quick: a cursory check
Origin of cursory
1Derived forms of cursory
- cursorily, adverb
- cursoriness, noun
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