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cursory

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cur⋅so⋅ry

  [kur-suh-ree]
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–adjective
going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficial: a cursory glance at a newspaper article.
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.
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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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