PERFUNCTORY


Meaning of PERFUNCTORY in English

adj. 1 done merely for the sake of getting through a duty. 2 superficial; mechanical. perfunctorily adv. perfunctoriness n.

[ LL perfunctorius careless f. L perfungi perfunct- (as PER-, fungi perform) ]

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