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Meanings of
cursory
in English
Hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough.
passing
casual
perfunctory
Related terms
careless
Usage of
cursory
in English
1
Already it is clear from
cursory
observation that public behaviour is changing.
2
There's a
cursory
reference to poverty in the Tory general election manifesto.
3
Still, a
cursory
look at his life does suggest one possible scenario.
4
I found nothing obvious, but wasn't particularly reassured by the
cursory
exam.
5
During her arrival, she had only given the chamber a
cursory
scan.
6
After a
cursory
back-story flashback, Amazing Spider-Man 2 swings right into action.
7
Not foolproof by any means, but sufficient to pass a
cursory
inspection.
8
A few
cursory
arm swings-nothingto get the heart and lungs working.
9
A
cursory
glance around the nearby shelves told Albus quite a lot.
10
This much is evident from a
cursory
inspection of the fossil record.
11
Here is a sample drawn from a
cursory
glance at the programme.
12
A
cursory
glance about the stacks proved the room to be empty.
13
There is one tributary of the Orontes which deserves a
cursory
mention.
14
It took him six hours to give them all a
cursory
check.
15
But his appreciation of that sweetness was just now
cursory
and indirect.
16
The men gave Marta a
cursory
glance before returning to their conversations.
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cursory
Adjective
Frequent collocations
cursory glance
cursory examination
most cursory
cursory inspection
cursory look
More collocations
Cursory
through the time
Cursory
across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common