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Meanings of cursorily in English
Spanish
apresuradamente Usage of cursorily in English
1
He who writes for cursory reading is wise if he writes cursorily.
2
A gentleman-sweet vision!-shotby to the editor's door, without even looking cursorily.
3
Nine worlds out of eight thousand or more worlds explored-howevercursorily-sincethe Hegira.
4
Examine it cursorily as far as the modern statue of Gambetta.
5
They glanced cursorily at the pictures, and proceeded to the band-stand.
6
I noticed these objects cursorily only-inthem there was nothing extraordinary.
7
He could not prevail upon himself even cursorily to mention the word separation.
8
He examined the group cursorily, then seemed to make some kind of pronouncement.
9
Men passed her, hither and yonder, cursorily noticing the presence of a woman.
10
All these difficulties are well known, therefore I refer to them only cursorily.
11
Yet even he leaves many points untouched, or cursorily disposed of.
12
Shortly before the passengers arrived, the ship was cursorily inspected.
13
These are not minor achievements and cannot be cursorily dismissed.
14
The women looked at her, not curiously, or with compassion or disgust, but cursorily.
15
Emelyan glanced upwards at Yegorushka, too, but coldly and cursorily.
16
You mention cursorily some new programme-form concerning which "you rather flatter yourself."
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