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cur·so·ry

   [kur-suh-ree]
adjective
going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficial: a cursory glance at a newspaper article.
Origin:
1595–1605; < Late Latin cursōrius running, equivalent to Latin cur(rere) to run + -sōrius, for -tōrius -tory1; compare course

Related forms
cur·so·ri·ly, adverb
cur·so·ri·ness, noun

Synonyms
quick, brief, passing, haphazard.

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cursory (ˈkɜːsərɪ)
 
—adj
hasty and usually superficial; quick: a cursory check
 
[C17: from Late Latin cursōrius of running, from Latin cursus a course, from currere to run]
 
'cursorily
 
—adv
 
'cursoriness
 
—n

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cursory
c.1600, 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).
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