cursory
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sə adjective
going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficial: a cursory glance at a newspaper article.
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cursory (ˈkɜːsərɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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
is always a great word to know.
So is emissary. Does it mean:
| common people |
| a representative sent on a mission or errand: |
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Word Origin & History
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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Example sentences
Records from the hearings show that only a cursory effort was made to reach them.
Most only give the manuals a cursory glance and then only for the primary functions.
But, publicly, the agency released only cursory information about what the malware affected and how it could be mitigated.
Please ask yourself why you're so willing to discard so much evidence when you haven't even taken a cursory look at it.
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