CURSORY


Meaning of CURSORY in English

[ 'kə:s(ə)ri ]

■ adjective hasty and therefore not thorough.

Derivatives

cursorily adverb

cursoriness noun

Origin

C17: from L. cursorius 'of a runner', from cursor (see cursor ).

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.