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cur⋅so⋅ry
/
ˈkɜr
sə
ri
/
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kur
-s
uh
-ree
]
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–adjective
going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficial:
a cursory glance at a newspaper article.
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Origin:
1595–1605;
< LL
cursōrius
running, equiv. to L
cur
(
rere
) to run +
-sōrius,
for
-tōrius
-tory
1
;
cf.
course
Related forms:
cur⋅so⋅ri⋅ly,
adverb
cur⋅so⋅ri⋅ness,
noun
Synonyms:
quick, brief, passing, haphazard.
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cur·so·ry
(kûr'sə-rē)
adj. Performed with haste and scant attention to detail:
a cursory glance at the headlines.
[Late Latin
cursōrius
,
of running
, from Latin
cursor
,
runner
; see
cursor
.]
cur'so·ri·ly
adv.
,
cur'so·ri·ness
n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
cursory
1601, from M.Fr.
cursoire
"rapid," from L.L.
cursorius
"of a race or running," from L.
cursor
"runner," from
cursum,
pp. of
currere
"to run" (see
current
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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